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KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – A Sudanese military plane crashed in the central city of al-Obeid on Thursday but there was no loss of life, according to the military. Military spokesman Nabil Abdullah said the aircraft was on a training mission when it crashed at the city’s airport. He cited a “technical failure” for the crash. […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Two ministers in the Cabinet of Libyan interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh resigned Thursday, according to media reports. The resignations of Minister of Civil Service Abdul Fattah al-Khawja and Minister of State for Immigration Affairs Ijdid Maatouk come amid a deep political rift in the oil-rich country. Dbeibeh ...
U.S. biotechnology company Moderna plans to invest more than $500 million in a vaccine and drug manufacturing facility in Kenya. Leaders of the African nation signed a memorandum of understanding with Moderna on Monday in the capital Nairobi. The new facility will help address the problem of vaccine inequity experienced across Africa. Kenyan P...
The 14th Emir of Kano and former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, is calling for religious tolerance among Nigerians while canvassing support for Islamic finance. Lamido Sanusi spoke Sunday in Lagos as the guest of honour at the fifth national discourse organized by The Companion, an association of Muslim businessmen and professionals. San...
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Libya has appointed an ambassador to Qatar for the first time in six years, according to a Libyan source on Tuesday. Mohamed Al-Lafi, one of the notables in al-Zawiyah city in the country’s west, was named ambassador to the Gulf nation, the source told Anadolu Agency. Al-Lafi has been a delegate […]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Ennahda’s Rached Ghannouchi on Tuesday hailed the release of a senior party official by Tunisian authorities as “a new start” for the country. Noureddine el-Beheiry, Ennahda’s deputy leader, was released on Monday evening after being under house arrest since Dec. 31, 2021, over “terror” accusations...
KIGALI, Rwanda – Two UN peacekeepers died and four others injured in Mali when their logistics convoy hit an improvised explosive device, according to UN sources. The incident occurred north of the Mopti region, according to Olivier Salgado, who is a spokesperson for the MINUSMA peacekeeping mission. “This morning, a logistics convoy of ...
Abuja, Nigeria – AFP A Nigerian police commander once dubbed the country’s “super cop” pleaded not guilty to drug smuggling charges on Monday. National deputy police commissioner Abba Kyari was already suspended after he was implicated in the case of Nigerian social media influencer Ramon Abbas, known as Hushpuppi, who ...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – AFP Burkina Faso’s Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has named a 25-member government to lead the country during a three-year transition. General Barthelemy Simpore retains the job of defence minister that he held under Roch Marc Christian Kabore who was ousted after troops mutinied over his strategy against ji...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – UN Special Adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams on Monday called for opening oilfields and resuming all civilian flights in the Arab country. “I am following with concern reports of closure of oil fields and suspension of some civilian flights,” Williams said on Twitter. “Freedom of movement around the country is a [&helli...
