Casablanca, Morocco (AFP): They may have fallen just short of reaching the World Cup final, but Moroccans on Wednesday hailed their team’s historic run as it ended with a 2-0 defeat to reigning champions France. “They played a great game but luck wasn’t on our side,” said supporter Oussama Abdouh in Casablanca. “S...
Bamako, Mali (AFP): A Malian mother who gave birth to nine babies in Morocco last year has returned home with her infants, Health Minister Dieminatou Sangare shared. “Joy and satisfaction to see them in good health. The mother and babies are doing well and have arrived safe and sound in Mali,” she said in a […]
ANKARA (AA) – In a letter to the UN on Tuesday, Türkiye and Libya blasted Greek criticisms of their agreements on the delimitation of hydrocarbon and maritime jurisdiction areas, and urged Greece to end its baseless accusations, hostile rhetoric, and escalatory actions and instead respect the sovereign decisions of the two countries. ...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Hundreds of Sudanese protesters took to the streets Tuesday to protest a recent deal aimed at ending the crisis caused by last year’s military coup, AFP reporters said. “No to the settlement,” protesters chanted, heading toward the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum. Near-weekly protests have r...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Approximately 8.3 million people across Somalia are likely to face acute food insecurity between April and June 2023, according to a report released on Tuesday. “This unprecedented level of need within Somalia is driven by the impacts of five consecutive seasons of poor rainfall, a likely sixth season of below-average...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Nigeria and Rwanda have become the first African nations to sign space accords with the US to facilitate the return of humans to the moon by 2025. The signing of the Artemis Accords came on the sidelines of the three-day US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC. Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital [&hellip...
GENEVA (AA) – The International Organization for Migration said Tuesday it was “deeply shocked and saddened” by the recent discovery of the bodies of 27 migrants, including four children, in the Chadian desert. The migrants reportedly left Moussoro, a crossroads town in West-Central Chad, 17 months ago in a pickup truck, the IOM said in ...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): His country is in diplomatic crisis with Morocco, but that’s not stopping Tunisian Wissam Sultani supporting the first ever Arab or African team to reach a football World Cup semi-final. “There’s no politics on the pitch. Supporting an Arab country, whichever one, is a duty when it gets to this stage of ...
Rabat, Morocco (AFP): Morocco’s national airline is operating 30 extra return flights to jet euphoric fans to Qatar for Wednesday’s historic World Cup semi-final against France. “In order to allow the many Moroccans wanting to support the national team at its peak and experience the emotion of the World Cup semi-final, Royal ...
LUSAKA, Zambia (AA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday that it was alarmed after the bodies of 27 migrants believed to be Ethiopians were found abandoned over the weekend in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. “This tragedy comes less than two months after the bodies of 30 Ethiopian migrants were discovered in a...
