Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – AFP Fifty-three members of the security forces have been killed in an attack by suspected militants in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Tuesday. Seventeen soldiers and 36 civilian volunteers for the army died on Monday while repelling an “attack,” the army general staff said in a statement. ...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Former Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali was released from detention Tuesday after being interrogated for seven hours at the prosecutor’s office. Mukhtar al-Jamai, one of Jebali’s defense lawyers, said his client was questioned about various matters, including appointments made during his term, his p...
PARIS (AA) – France has begun discussions with Niger to withdraw some of its troops from the West African country, said a media report on Tuesday. Negotiation with the military government has started, said the Le Monde report, based on multiple sources. Sources claimed that cooperation between France and Niger in the fight against terror...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged a staggering $4.5 billion in investments to boost clean energy projects in Africa. Making the announcement during the inaugural Africa Climate Summit being held in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday, COP28 President-designate Sultan Al Jaber said: “The initiative will prioriti...
GENEVA (AA) – People of African descent are still facing “immense challenges” in participating meaningfully in public affairs in many countries due to “systemic racism, marginalization and exclusion often rooted in the legacies of enslavement and colonialism,” says a report released by the UN Human Rights Office. ...
Niamey, Niger – AFP Niger’s military-appointed prime minister on Monday said he saw hopes of a deal “in the coming days” with the West African bloc ECOWAS, which has threatened to use force to restore civilian rule after a coup in July. He also said that “contacts” were underway over a “very swift̶...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian security forces detained former Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali on Tuesday, according to his family. “Security forces in civilian clothes raided our home at 8:00 am (7:00 GMT) and arrested him,” Jebali’s wife, Wahida Trabelsi, told Anadolu. She said no reason was provided for his detention. “...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) chief proposed to the army on Tuesday that the two forces be integrated to end the war in Sudan, hoping that peace would prevail throughout the country. “We are fighting for Sudan, but the remnants (in reference to the Sudanese army) are fighting for […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan’s army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived in South Sudan on Monday for talks with its leaders about his country’s conflict. The visit is the second by al-Burhan since clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group in April. Last week, the army [&...
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Some 4.8 million civilians have been displaced by ongoing fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A statement from the U.N. Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said more than 3.8 million people have been displaced inside the country, while one million have fled across...
