JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South African citizens joining the Israeli army amid its war on Gaza could face prosecution back home, the Foreign Ministry has warned. “The South African Government is gravely concerned by reports that some South African citizens and permanent residents have joined or are considering joining the Israeli Defence Force...
CAIRO (AA) – Egypt’s incumbent President Retired General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was reelected to a third, six-year term in office till 2023, the country’s electoral commission announced on Monday. Commission chief Hazem Badawy said 44.7 million Egyptians cast ballots during last week’s presidential elections, out of 67.3 million elig...
RABAT – AFP If Israel loses the war of communication, it is seriously jeopardising its future, said former French president Nicolas Sarkozy at a conference in Rabat on Wednesday. “I’m trying to be honest in what I say. . . . Israel will win every military war. But if it loses the war of communication, […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – The Nigerien army has announced that all French soldiers will have left Niger by December 22nd. In a statement, the military said 1,346 French personnel and 80% of their logistics equipment have so far been disengaged from the country. “To date, only 157 French soldiers are left on our territory, including […]
LONDON (AA) – The European Union’s border agency, Frontex, and Malta are “systematically sharing the coordinates of refugee boats” trying to escape Libya with a vessel operated by a militia group, a report has said. The report, published by Lighthouse Reports, said Frontex and the Maltese government are sharing the informatio...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc decided Sunday to maintain sanctions imposed on Niger following a July military intervention that deposed elected President Mohamed Bazoum. Since the July 26 intervention, ECOWAS has imposed economic sanctions on Niger including the closure of borders ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for the son of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in connection with a fatal motorcycle accident in Istanbul. The arrest warrant for the Somali president’s son was issued, alleging his involvement in the incident that resulted in the death of motorcycle rider Yunus Emre [&h...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – More than 12,000 people have been killed in war-torn Sudan since April, the UN humanitarian affairs office said on Thursday. The deaths include “1,300 people who were killed between 28 October and 24 November,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement. The conflict...
United Nations, United States – AFP At the request of Sudanese authorities, the UN Security Council on Friday ended the world body’s political mission in the African country ravaged by more than seven months of fighting between two rival generals. Following a letter from Khartoum demanding an immediate end to the United Nations Int...
Lagos, Nigeria — AFP Hairdresser Shola Abiodun Adeyemi begins preparing lunch by pouring out a glug of bright green biofuel gel into her stove, as many Nigerians seek to reduce cooking expenses. The cost of living has skyrocketed in Nigeria since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ended a fuel subsidy in May. Bioethanol — a cheaper, [&hel...
