Chittagong, Bangladesh – AFP Somali pirates freed a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel and its 23 crew early Sunday after sackloads of US dollars were air-dropped to them in ransom, the company and relatives said. The bulk carrier MV Abdullah was transporting more than 55,000 tonnes of coal from Maputo to the United Arab Emirates when it [&...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Mali’s military junta banned media coverage of political parties a day after suspending their activities. A statement by Mali’s high authority for communication called on “all media (radio, television, written press and online) to halt broadcast and publication of the activities of political parties and the ac...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least six Nigerien soldiers were killed in a landmine explosion near the border with Mali, Niger’s army has said. An army patrol vehicle “returning from Inates in the western region of Tillaberi hit an improvised explosive device” earlier this week near the village of Tingara, the Defense Ministry sai...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The bodies of 38 migrants have been recovered after a shipwreck off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday. In a brief statement, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that there were 22 survivors and that at least six missing […]
On Tuesday, Sudan’s Ministry of Culture and Information announced it has suspended the operations of three Arab news channels. The order cited Al Arabiya, Al Hadiath, and Sky News Arabia’s lack of transparency and failure to renew broadcast licenses. According to Lina Yaakoub, director of Al Arabiya in Sudan, the channels were not officially ...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye officially assumed office as Senegal’s fifth president following a closely contested election. The 44-year-old pledged to uphold the constitution, fight corruption, and strengthen democracy in the Muslim-majority country. His inauguration ceremony near the capital Dakar was attended by leaders from across Africa and inter...
Ugandan President Yoweri Museven has inaugurated the national operations of the country’s first interest-free commercial Islamic bank. He highlighted its potential to boost Uganda’s financial sector and attract Muslim investors. Salaam Bank received its license in September, following parliamentary approval and Museveni’s end...
The United Nations children’s fund says at least 45 million children are facing severe food insecurity worsened by climate change in several eastern and southern African countries. UNICEF director for eastern and southern Africa Eva Kadilli said millions of people are living through multiple and often overlapping crises. These have been inte...
Beijing, China — AFP China has congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Faye on his victory in Senegal’s presidential election, describing the two nations as “good friends and brothers”. “China attaches great importance to the development of China-Senegal relations,” foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said. Beijin...
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP Four people were sentenced to death and two given life imprisonment over the assassination of Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid in 2013, the deputy public prosecutor of the anti-terrorist judicial division said Wednesday. A total of 23 people had been charged in connection with the murder of leftist Belaid. Se...
