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 [&...
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudan’s military will release political detainees to create a favorable atmosphere for dialogue in the country, according to the army chief. “We have started procedures to release political detainees within two or three days,” Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said in a statement. He said the move aims to “set the atmosphere ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied has decried plans by lawmakers to form a “national salvation” government overseas as a “coup attempt”. “Those behind this attempt have not been arrested, and we have not demanded that,” Saied said in a video clip shared by the presidency during his Saturday meeting with Justice Mi...
