KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Mali’s ruling military junta said Thursday it has launched a procedure to suspend broadcasts by French media outlets international RFI radio and France 24 television, accusing them of reporting “false allegations” of abuse by the Malian army. In a statement, the junta said the allegations were made by the UN human [...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algerian army has captured seven militants in northeastern Algeria, according to the defense ministry on Thursday. A ministry statement said a cache of weapons and ammunition was also seized in the military operation in Wadi El-Dawwar forest in Skikda province. The statement said the militants were responsible for terro...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Thousands of Sudanese demonstrated in the capital Khartoum on Thursday to protest price hikes and poor living conditions. Protesters gathered near the presidential palace in Khartoum, raising banners condemning difficult economic conditions, according to an Anadolu Agency reporter on the ground. Last week, the Suda...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 19 people, including two policemen, were killed and five injured when a passenger bus was attacked by suspected terrorists near the Niger-Burkina Faso border, local media reported on Thursday. The bus was intercepted by “armed individuals riding on a dozen motorcycles” near the Petelkole border post in Niger’s Ti...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 52 civilians were killed in the latest attacks attributed to Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a rights organization has said. The separate but simultaneous attacks took place Sunday and Monday in several towns in Irumu territory of Ituri province, according to Christo...
Doha, Qatar – AFP Chad’s military government and dozens of opposition groups started peace talks on Sunday in Qatar as a first step towards ending a rebellion and holding elections. The landlocked African nation was thrown into turmoil by the killing of longtime leader Idriss Deby Itno in battle with rebels in the country’s n...
Casablanca, Morocco – AFP Royal Air Maroc took off from Casablanca for Tel Aviv on Sunday in its first direct flight since Israel and Morocco normalized ties in 2020. Aviation sources and local media sources said a Moroccan business delegation was on the inaugural flight, delayed by three months because of the Covid-19 pandemic. “...
RABAT, Morocco – Israel has appointed Dorit Avidani to the position of Consul and Head of Administration at the Israeli Liaison Office in Morocco. The news came after the deputy head of the Israeli mission in Rabat, Eyal David, congratulated Avidani for the post. David hailed Avidani’s 30 years of experience in the Israeli Ministry […]...
KHARTOUM, Sudan – The death toll from tribal clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur region has risen to 35, the Committee of Doctors in West Darfur said. In a statement, it said it had counted 19 new fatalities from the violence in the Jebel Moon Mountains of West Darfur, taking the tally to 35 since last […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 60 people died after a cargo train derailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said on Saturday. The accident occurred late Friday in the territory of Lubudi in the Lualaba province. “Preliminary assessment indicates that seven bodies were recovered by the families, 53 others are still at [&he...
