ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – Some 22,500 children died from air pollution in Nigeria’s most populous southwestern state of Lagos in 2021, according to environmental authorities. The figures were revealed by Dolapo Fasawe, head of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), on the sidelines of the opening ceremony for the ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least 49 people arrested this month over protests in Somaliland have been released from prison amid an ongoing dispute over presidential elections in the self-declared republic. The breakaway region in northern Somalia was rocked by protests on Aug. 11 as opposition parties came out against an alleged attempt to po...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The Military Prosecutor’s Office of Libya’s Defense Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for Tobruk parliament-appointed Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha following clashes in the capital Tripoli. The prosecutor’s office made a written request to the police, intelligence services and all security services in the ...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Japan will cooperate closely with African countries to promote “more resilient” economies, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the final session of an investment conference in Tunisia on Sunday. He also promised Japan would use its place on the United Nations Security Council next year to push for a permanent Af...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia has said it thwarted seven irregular immigration attempts north of the country on Sunday. In a statement, the Interior Ministry’s Maritime Guard said 85 people had been arrested and six boats seized before setting out to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Tunisian authorities said that 1,509 irregular immigration ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The Somali prime minister has urged the international community to help his government fight the al-Qaeda-linked violent militant group al-Shabaab. Speaking at the Tokyo International Conference for African development on Sunday, Hamza Abdi Barre said that Somalia has made progress despite enormous challenges of...
Tripoli, Libya (AFP): Flights resumed and shops re-opened in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Sunday after clashes between backers of rival governments killed at least 32 people and sparked fears of major new conflict. Armed groups had exchanged fire that damaged several hospitals and set buildings on fire starting overnight Friday into Saturd...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The United States has called for an immediate cease-fire between conflicting parties in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and to engage in talks facilitated by the UN. In a statement, US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland condemned the “surge in violence in Tripoli.” Norland called for allowing “humanitarian corri...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Head of the International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) Ahmed Raissouni resigned on Sunday amid uproar over his recent remarks on the disputed Western Sahara region. Raissouni sparked controversy earlier this month when he said Mauritania should be part of Morocco. His comments drew fire from several Mauritanian groups...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The head of the United Nations has called for an immediate end to fighting between two militias in Libya which has claimed 32 lives. Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern about civilian casualties and the destruction of infrastructure, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. Guterres urged parties ...
