MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) said Monday it is troubled by a new police directive aimed at gagging journalists. In a statement, the SJS said it is “concerned about the new instructions issued by Somali police spokesman Major Abdifatah Adan Hassan threatening legal action against any reporter that reports any...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Terrorists attacked Nigeria’s Presidential Guards Brigade Monday, wounding three military personnel. The attack occurred along Bwari-Kubwa road in the capital Abuja while the guards were on routine patrol. The brigade provides security for the presidential villa, the nation’s capital and neighboring communities...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – Dozens of residents were abducted by gunmen during night raids on a sprawling community in Nigeria’s northwest Kaduna State, witnesses said Tuesday. Abubakar Usman, 61, of Kaduna told Anadolu Agency that shooting gunmen stormed the Keke community of Millennium City, Chikun local government, late Monday. “...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) on Tuesday condemned Education Minister George Magoha for accusing a Muslim female journalist of belonging to al Shabaab. Magoha was speaking to the media when, in response to a question by the journalist, he asked her: “First of all, where do you come from? […]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The Tunisian National Salvation Front on Tuesday called on President Kais Saied to step down and pave the way for early general elections in the country. The major opposition coalition said in a statement that Saied failed to “obtain popular endorsement for his coup project” and thus lost justification to rema...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra on Monday cited a “positive atmosphere” regarding Syria’s relations with its Arab neighbors. “There is a positive atmosphere regarding Syria’s relationship with its Arab neighborhood,” Lamamra told a press conference in Damascus with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad. “Syria’...
ANKARA (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has warned Ethiopia against unilateral steps regarding a controversial dam project on the Nile River. Speaking at a joint press conference in Cairo with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, al-Sisi said he agreed with his Somali counterpart on the gravity of unilateral steps in the opera...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Three civilians were killed and three people injured during demonstrations in northern Mali against two politico-armed movements, the United Nations Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said Monday. Demonstrations Saturday in the town of Menaka against the demonstrators who threw stones at the ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisians began voting Monday in a referendum on a new constitution put forward by President Kais Saied. Polling stations opened at 6 a.m. local time (0500GMT). According to the Independent High Authority for Elections, over 9 million people are expected to take part in the referendum. Meanwhile, Saied accused parti...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – The former head of Nigeria’s Treasury was remanded Friday for his alleged involvement in diverting more than 109 billion Nigerian nairas ($262 million). Justice Adeyemi Ajayi gave the order after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) indicted Ahmad Idris on a 14-count charge including conspiracy, crimin...
