PORT SUDAN (AA) – The number of deaths from the ongoing cholera outbreak in Sudan has risen to 473, Sudanese Health Ministry announced on Thursday. Meanwhile, the total number of cholera cases in the country has reached 14,944, the ministry said in a statement. The heavy rains and floods that have been affecting Sudan since […]
TUNIS/RABAT (AA) – Dozens of protesters gathered in Tunisia and Morocco on Tuesday to condemn Israel’s ongoing attacks in Gaza and Lebanon, calling for action. In Tunisia, people gathered to demonstrate solidarity with the Lebanese resistance against the Israeli assaults. The protest, organized by the Tunisian Network to Address Normaliz...
South Africa’s former Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor has been appointed the new chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. She will take over from Professor Njabulo Ndebele. Pandor will be the third person to hold this title since the foundation’s inception by Nelson Mandela himself in 1999. The organization aims to...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The UK has pledged £5 million ($6.6 million) in aid to the Somali national army through the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) Trust Fund, aimed at bolstering the country’s security forces. UNSOS has said that the aid will provide essential non-lethal support, including food rations and communications eq...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia has accused Ethiopia of providing unauthorized arms shipments to the semiautonomous state of Puntland. The Foreign Ministry said the arms shipments violated Somalia’s sovereignty and it is “threatening regional security.” “This action constitutes a grave infringement on Somalia’s sovereignty and po...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden urged Sudan’s warring parties Tuesday to re-engage in negotiations and facilitate humanitarian access. “I call on the belligerents responsible for Sudanese suffering—the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—to pull back their forces, facilitate unhindered humanit...
In a bid to combat “disinformation,” the African continental Alliance of Sahel States (AES) is set to launch a new web television platform. This follows the closure of several French media outlets in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. This initiative aims to enhance the credibility of the AES, which was formed last September to tackle ...
At least 36 people died in a bus collision in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state, local media reported on Monday. The bus was transporting Muslim worshippers to the Eid-el-Maulud celebration, a Muslim festival marking the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. The incident occurred in the Lere area when the bus collided with an oncoming truck. Emergency ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The withdrawal of US troops from Niger is “complete,” a Pentagon official said Monday. “This process began on May 19th following the mutually established withdrawal conditions,” Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters. “The effective cooperation and communication between the United St...
BAMAKO, Mali (AA) – The military administration in Mali announced that it foiled a “terror” attack on a training school for security personnel in the capital Bamako. Gunshots were heard near Faladie Gendarmerie School, which continued for at least three hours. A statement by the General Staff of Mali Armed Forces said “a group of [&helli...
