Over 400 people are dead and about 40,000 displaced after some of the worst flooding in South Africa’s history. Affecting the country’s KwaZulu-Natal province, it has devastated the eastern city of Durban, which has a seaport vital to the country’s economy. On Monday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disas...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger has confirmed the accidental killing of six children by a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jet in a local community. The Secretary to the Niger State government, Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, confirmed the incident to Anadolu Agency on Thursday, adding the children were killed during an...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – At least seven people died and 19 got seriously injured after an explosive device went off at a bar in Nigeria’s northeastern Taraba state. An eyewitness, Fanen James, said Wednesday that they counted seven bodies before they were transported to a hospital. The police said earlier that three people were dead [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA) – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said that high food prices could force at least 10 million more people into poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. “Today, Russia’s destruction of the Ukrainian economy and its infrastructure is a key factor affecting global commodity prices. The war further exacerbates pre-existin...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisia is taking “resolute steps” towards dictatorship amid a deep political crisis in the North African nation, three political parties warned on Wednesday. In a joint statement, the Coordination of Social Democratic Forces, which brings together the Democratic Current, the Republican Party, and the Democratic Blo...
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON: The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is the time of the year when Muslims all over the world cherish all that they have been blessed with. Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan in order to attain righteousness and learn self-restraint. Fasting in the Holy Month is one of Islam’s five main […]
KIGALI, Rwanda – Eritrea has said that the deal between Rwanda and Britain to resettle asylum seekers attempting to enter the UK was ‘disgraceful.’ Last week, Rwanda and the UK inked a major deal under which Britain will send asylum seekers to the East African country. The agreement was signed by UK Home Secretary Priti [&hel...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian authorities on Sunday launched an investigation into the sinking of a fuel ship off Tunisia’s southeast coast. In a statement, the Tunisian Trade Ministry said the investigation will look into the ship’s recent activity to take legal action. The Equatorial Guinea-flagged tanker carrying 750 tons of fu...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Libyan tribal leaders have suspended oil production amid a standoff over power in the war-torn country. In a social media video posted on Sunday, tribal leaders in southern Libya said they halted production at the El-Feel oilfield until Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh hands over power to the newly appointed government ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The first commercial flight for Israel’s El Al carrier landed in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh from Tel Aviv, the Israeli airline said Sunday. El Al added in a statement that its subsidiary Sundor Airlines held a festive ceremony before the plane kicked off to Sharm el-Sheikh. According to [&...
