ANKARA (AA) – Algeria and France on Saturday signed a declaration for “renewed partnership” at the end of French President Emmanuel Macron’s 3-day visit to the North African nation, according to local media. Macron and Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune signed the declaration in the capital Algiers for a “new, irrev...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The death toll from clashes between rival militias in Tripoli rose to 32, Libyan health authorities said on Sunday. In a statement, the Health Ministry said 159 people were injured in the violence that rocked several districts in the Libyan capital. Calm prevailed in Tripoli on Sunday, one day after heavy […]
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Tunisia and Japan launched a pan-African investment conference on Saturday, seeking to counter the influence of rival China whose economic imprint on the continent has steadily grown. The conference takes place amid a “complex” international environment caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Somalia has renewed its bid to join the East African Community (EAC), a seven-nation intergovernmental bloc that the country had been seeking membership of for over 50 years. The bloc had rejected Somalia’s application over a decade ago in March 2012, citing sporadic conflicts and weak institutions. However, with t...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia summoned its ambassador from Morocco on Saturday amid a dispute over a visit to the North African nation by the head of the Polisario Front that is seeking independence of the Western Sahara. The move came one day after Morocco recalled its envoy from Tunisia in protest of a meeting […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA/AFP) – A civilian was killed and another injured in clashes between rival militias in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Saturday. Emergency services spokesman Osama Ali reported that Mustafa Baraka, a comedian, was killed in the clashes that erupted in several areas in the capital. No information was yet available about casualti...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has signed an agreement with Nigeria to return ownership of over 500 looted Benin bronze artifacts. The deal signed by the Foundation of Prussian Cultural Heritage and Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments will see almost a third of the artifacts remain in German museums on loan, while the rest […...
BAIDOA, Somalia (AA) – Somalia, the country most affected by climate change in the Horn of Africa, is facing a catastrophic drought that has already claimed hundreds of lives. Baidoa, the capital of Southwest State, hosts thousands of new arrivals from rural areas after the drought devastated their farms and livestock, some of them walki...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The outskirts of Libya’s capital Tripoli have witnessed in recent days a military build-up of rival forces who are jostling for power. One group is affiliated with Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and the other is loyal to Fathi Bashagha, who was appointed by the Tobruk-based parliament as prime minis...
Algiers, Algeria (AFP): Algeria has helped Europe diversify its energy supplies by pumping more gas to Italy, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday during a visit to Africa’s top gas exporter. Dismissing suggestions that Italy and France were “in competition” for Algerian gas, Macron welcomed a deal Algeria signed last...
