BAMAKO, Mali (AA) – The military administration in Niger has signed a pact for internet services with Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet venture, an official statement disclosed. Sidi Mohamed Raliou, communication, posts, and digital economy minister, said the agreement will allow Niger to benefit from a high-speed internet conn...
GENEVA (AA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says that more than 14 million people, including those internally displaced and those who crossed borders, are on the move in conflict-torn Sudan. Eleven million are internally displaced within the country, while 3.1 million are those who have crossed borders, Director-Gene...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a warning about “growing suffering” in Sudan, saying that people in the conflict-torn country are “living through a nightmare of violence.” “18 months have passed since brutal fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the R...
ANKARA (AA) – The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is worsening, leaving millions in urgent need of aid, the UN has said, warning that 3.7 million children are at risk of acute malnutrition. “There are 3.7 million children under five projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition this year alone who are in urgent need of […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) — The Somali Defense Ministry said on Monday that the army, backed by local and international partners, carried out military operations against the al-Shabaab group, killing more than 95 “terrorists”. The Somali National Army (SNA) conducted operations in Middle Shabelle, Galgadud, and the north-central prov...
DAKAR, Senegal (AA) – Graffiti artists are raising awareness in Senegal about the Israeli attacks in Palestine and Lebanon by painting messages of support on the walls of Dakar. The Pan-African Graffiti Artists Collective (RBS) and the Anti-Apartheid African Artists group collaborated to create graffiti on the busiest street in the Ouaka...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – A South African activist lambasted Germany’s ambassador at a conference because of Berlin’s support for Israel. Zackie Achmat criticized Andreas Peschke who was included as a panelist at the 6th International Social Justice Conference at Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Social Justice. “Sir, have you no shame. You...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – The Nigerian army has killed 101 militants in the last week in operations that targeted Boko Haram, ISIS’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) and criminal gangs, an official has announced. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, confirmed that the military conducted operations across various...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for regional de-escalation during a meeting in Cairo with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. A statement by the Egyptian Presidency said that the meeting dwelt on current developments in the Middle East region. Sisi reiterated Egypt’s position to avoid expanding the confl...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria police force confirmed Wednesday that the death toll from a tanker explosion in Jigawa state had risen to 153. Police spokesman in Jigawa State, Lawal Adam, told Anadolu that 100 people were hospitalized at various facilities. He said the explosion occurred on an expressway in Jigawa state in northwestern Nig...
