ANKARA (AA) – Two UN peacekeepers were killed and four others injured in an attack carried out by “unidentified armed men” in the West African nation of Mali, said the UN. In a statement on Friday, the UN mission in Mali, MINUSMA, said: “One assailant was neutralized and equipment recovered. A MINUSMA Quick Reaction Force […]
ANKARA (AA) – Libya on Friday rejected a Dec. 11 decision by Egypt to demarcate the two countries’ maritime borders. “This demarcation is unjust because it was unilaterally announced, it violates Libya’s territorial integrity and the principles of good faith and respect for sovereignty,” the Foreign Ministry said ...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Tunisians will be going to the polls on Saturday to elect a parliament largely stripped of its powers, under a hyper-presidential system installed by the head of state Kais Saied after his power grab last year. Over a decade since Tunisia’s popular revolution unseated dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, opposition par...
Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP): The last French troops deployed in the Central African Republic left on Thursday following a chill in relations caused by reservations against the activities and interests of France in its former colonies as well as closer ties between Bangui and Moscow. Forty-seven troops from a logistical support unit ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egypt has discovered a large natural gas reserve in the Nargis block in the eastern Mediterranean, according to the local media. Evaluation is still ongoing to determine the gas field’s reserves, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla was quoted as saying by local media. It is the most significant finding after the discovery [...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria’s gas exports have hit a record high of 56 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to a government official. Miloud Medjelled, the director general at the Energy Ministry, told the official media that gas exports are likely to increase in the coming year. Medjelled pointed out that authorities are seeking [&hell...
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AA) – Germany will maintain its military presence in Mali until the end of the transition period in May 2024, the country’s defense minister said Thursday. Christine Lambrecht attended a meeting with her Malian counterpart Colonel Sadio Camara in the Malian capital Bamako. Germany will maintain a military presenc...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US demonstrated “significant success” in achieving its goals during a three-day summit with African leaders, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. “We made significant, tangible progress across every one of our priorities this week, building on the momentum that we’ve generated ove...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – A Sharia court in northern Nigeria’s Kano state sentenced an Islamic cleric to death by hanging for blasphemy on Thursday. The presiding judge, Ibrahim Sarki Yola, delivered the verdict against Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara in a court session that lasted over three hours amid tight security. Kabara was arraigned o...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the US is “all in on Africa’s future,” and announced new technology and trade investments on the continent. “When Africa succeeds, the United States succeeds. Quite frankly, the whole world succeeds as well,” Biden told the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC, th...
