MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia has claimed to have killed a senior al-Shabaab leader during a military operation in the country’s Lower Shabelle region and to have freed several civilians who had been held hostage. The Somali National Army (SNA) conducted the military operation, killing al-Shahaab leader Carab, known by his short name...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – As condolences continue to pour in across the world following the death of British Queen Elizabeth II, a South African opposition party has refused to mourn her death due to Britain’s colonial past. “We do not mourn the death of Elizabeth, because to us her death is a reminder of a very […]
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – The Nigerian secret service searched the office and home of bandits negotiator, Tukur Mamu, early Thursday in northern Nigeria, an offical told Anadolu Agency. Security operatives took laptops, phones and other documents from both locations. Mamu was arrested for his alleged involvement in collecting ransom and takin...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria will be able to send more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe by winter, the country’s minister of state for petroleum resources said Thursday. Timipre Sylva told the Gastech 2022 conference in Milan, Italy, his country is currently delaying additional gas deliveries because of security problems. However, ...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libyan authorities on Wednesday exhumed six bodies from a mass grave in the city of Tarhuna, south of the capital Tripoli. In a statement, the General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons said the corpses were found in a landfill site in the city. According to the statement, forensic […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – At least nine people, including two soldiers, were killed Wednesday in separate terror attacks in Burkina Faso, according to media reports. Unidentified gunmen raided Tassiri village in the north of the country, killing seven civilians, said reports. In another terror attack that killed two soldiers, a roadside mine...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – Nigerian police have rescued 15 children who were kidnapped in southern Rivers state, according to a security official. River State Police Commissioner Friday Eboka said police launched an operation because of the disappearance of children in the southern city of Port Harcourt. The children were rescued and taken to...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – At least 730 children have died in nutrition centers across Somalia this year, the UN Children’s Fund said on Tuesday, warning of a famine in the coming months. “Malnutrition has reached crisis levels – 1.5 million children, nearly half of the under-five population, are likely to have acute malnutrition,’’...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria and Poland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on agriculture Tuesday, while pledging to enlarge economic cooperation in the energy and manufacturing sectors. A ceremony in the Nigerian capital of Abuja took place during a visit by Polish President Andrezej Duda, the first by a Polish leader since the ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has recalled its ambassador to Morocco, David Govrin, over allegations of sexual harassment and corruption. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said it had “recalled its ambassador to Morocco due to allegations of sexual abuse, harassment and corruption,” as reported by a local newspaper. The envoy will remain in Israel pendin...
