Rabat, Morocco (AFP): Germany gave its backing on Thursday to a Moroccan autonomy plan for resolving the Western Sahara conflict, days after the North African country’s king urged allies to “clarify their positions.” A joint statement issued at the end of a visit to Rabat by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that “...
Mbera, Mauritanie (AFP): Thousands of Malians are fleeing to the Mbera refugee camp just across the border in Mauritania as security in the country becomes untenable. Central Mali is a hotspot of the violence that has metastasised across the Sahel, leaving thousands dead and millions displaced. Mbera serves as a haven not only from fighters [&...
Bamako, Mali (AFP): An unexpected ban on hookah smoking in Mali’s capital Bamako has stirred surprise as well as division. The government’s sudden decision on August 15 to ban shishas took many by surprise — the ruling junta, in power since 2020, had not been particularly known for its concerns about tobacco. In Mali, where [...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has said Sudan had promised its “full cooperation” in the war crimes probe of atrocities committed in the Darfur region under ousted president Omar al-Bashir. Karim Khan said this after meeting army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan — who seized powe...
Tripoli, Libya (AFP): Migrants heading to Europe by crossing the Mediterranean are being detained and ransomed in Libya by European Union-backed authorities who are accused of “extreme abuse” against those captured. Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch said some 32,450 people had been intercepted by Libyan forces last year and &#...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The first US ambassador to Sudan in nearly 25 years has assumed office, the US Embassy said on Wednesday. “Ambassador John Godfrey arrived in Khartoum today to be the first US ambassador to Sudan in nearly 25 years,” the embassy said in a written statement. It said the envoy will “strengthen […]...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – A group of Kenyans whose ancestors were forcibly evicted from their land by British settlers during colonial rule have filed a case against the UK at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to demand justice. The group’s lawyer, Joel Kimutai Bosek, told the media that the UK has been avoiding […]
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Moroccan authorities said on Wednesday that forest fires that broke out in three provinces had been brought under control. A firefighter in the northern province of Ifrane told Anadolu Agency that rescue teams managed to extinguish the fires that erupted on Monday in Jabal Askar in the province before they spread [&...
Freetown, Sierra Leone (AFP): The families of Sierra Leoneans who died in protests against the spiraling cost of living arrived at a morgue in the capital Freetown on Monday to identify their loved ones. A small crowd gathered outside the Connaught Hospital, where officials said the remains of 31 people were waiting to be identified. […...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Recent critical statements by US officials on the situation in Tunisia are in no way acceptable, the nation’s president has said while welcoming a US delegation to his official residence. Kais Saied made the remarks while receiving a US congressional delegation at the Carthage Palace in the capital Tunis in the […]...
