Tijuana, Mexico — AFP Muslims from Algeria, Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan wait for US asylum at a shelter in the Mexican border city of Tijuana — more used to seeing migrants from Latin America than the Middle East. At the Assabil Inn, Mexico’s first shelter catering for US-bound Muslim migrants, the background stories of the ...
United Nations, United States — AFP Sudan’s UN ambassador has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of fomenting conflict in his country. Sudan descended into war in April 2023, pitting the regular military under army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by his former deputy Mohamed ...
N’Djamena, Chad – AFP A deadly fire erupted late Tuesday at a huge military ammunition depot in Chad’s capital N’Djamena, causing weapons to fire into the air, the government and witnesses said. Blasts from the depot in the capital’s Goudji area were heard miles away, AFP journalists said, adding that projectiles ...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP In a second-hand shop in the suburbs of Senegal’s capital, Seynabou Sarr is inundated with orders days before West Africa’s largest Muslim festival of Tabaski (Eid al-Adha) . Sarr, 30, constantly answers calls while showing customers second-hand boubous — a traditional robe worn by both men and wome...
The UN Security Council has demanded that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) immediately end hostilities and the siege of El Fasher in North Darfur. Its resolution calls for the RSF to lift the siege, halt hostilities, and ensure civilian safety. It also urges adherence to the Jeddah Declaration for civilian protection, as well as calli...
United Nations, United States – AFP The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded an end to the siege of El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region, where fighting between government and paramilitary forces has provoked a humanitarian crisis. War has raged for more than a year between the regular military under army chief Abdel Fattah al-Bu...
Abeokuta, Nigeria — AFP Despite the rain pelting Balogun market in Lagos, Ajoke takes her time choosing the tie-dye fabric known as adire that she wants to give as a gift. The popular textile traditionally dyed with indigo is emblematic of the culture of the Yoruba people, one of Nigeria’s majority ethnic groups. The cloth [&hellip...
A boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, killing 49 migrants and leaving 140 others missing, the International Organization for Migration or IOM said on Tuesday. The vessel, carrying 260 migrants, capsized near Alghareef Point in Shabwah governorate. Among the dead were 31 women and six children. According to survivors, the boat departed from B...
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan has called for cooperation in investigating grave international crimes in Darfur, Sudan. Khan urges victim groups, civil society, and international partners to provide evidence of ongoing atrocities, including in Al Fasher. Khan emphasizes the urgent need for action, citing ongoing investigat...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – The South African government will provide 50 million Rand (approximately $2.7 million) in humanitarian aid to Gaza, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola announced at a conference in Jordan. “In addition to our International Court of Justice (ICJ) case, our government has approved a contribution of 50 million Rand for ...
