TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – UN Special Adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams on Sunday urged the country’s rival politicians to establish a constitutional framework within one week for holding elections in the conflict-ridden nation. “This final round comes at a critical juncture for your country. After eleven long years of division, dysfu...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The Tripartite Mechanism that supervises talks between Sudan’s rivals on Sunday postponed the intra-Sudanese dialogue. “Sunday’s session was postponed, but the dialogue was not cancelled or suspended,” an official with the Tripartite Mechanism said in statements cited by the state news agency SUNA. The ...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Moroccan authorities have banned a controversial British film about the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In a statement, the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre (MCC) said “The Lady of Heaven” was banned from being screened or commercialized in Morocco. The ban came hours after the Council of Ulema, Mor...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Eleven of 61 passengers who were abducted by terrorists more than two months ago in a train attack in northwest Kaduna State in Nigeria have been released, officials said Saturday. Spokesman for the negotiator, Tukur Mamu, said, “six females and five males” were freed. They were abducted March 28 on a […]...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The foreign ministers of Libya, Tunisia and Algeria held on Friday a joint consultation session in Tunis to discuss ties and regional developments, statements released after the meeting said. Tunisia’s Othman Jerandi, Libya’s Najla Mangoush and Algeria’s Ramtane Lamamra deliberated on ways to impro...
NAIROBI, Kenya – (AA): In the next two weeks, Kenya will be able to resume its khat (locally known as miraa) exports to Somalia after a ban — imposed in 2016 by the previous Somali government — is lifted. Kenya’s Agriculture Minister Peter Munya told reporters that the decision was reached during talks after the […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan – An alliance of opposition political parties and civilian groups in Sudan has met with ruling military authorities in the capital Khartoum to discuss the current political crisis and a roadmap to democracy. The Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) said the organization’s leadership met with “the leaders of the ...
Algiers, Algeria – (AFP): Algeria and Venezuela have agreed to boost their economic cooperation, as President Nicolas Maduro visited his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune. “We have agreed to reinforce economic cooperation between our countries,” Tebboune said at a joint press conference broadcast by state TV after the...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – At least two people were killed and more than five others wounded late Friday in two explosions in and around Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu, according to an official. The first attack was a landmine explosion that targeted a vehicle carrying security personnel on the outskirts of Mogadishu, according to a polic...
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) – At least 19 people were killed Friday in a multi-vehicle crash in Tanzania. A bus traveling from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya crashed into a truck on the Iringa-Mbeya highway. As rescue efforts were underway, another truck crashed into the injured and those who were helping at the scene. […]
