NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from various institutions and activities until the restoration of constitutional order following a recent political upheaval that saw the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum. The AU urged its 55 member states to “reject this unconstitutional change of government and t...
New York-based Human Rights Watch says the killings appear to be widespread and systematic NEW YORK – Saudi border guards have fired “explosive weapons” at Ethiopian migrants trying to cross into the Gulf kingdom via Yemen, killing hundreds since last year. New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW), which has documented the att...
– Communications and Technology Ministry points to adverse effects of platforms on youth MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia’s Ministry of Communications and Technology decided Sunday to ban the use of social media platforms TikTok and Telegram as well as the online betting platform 1XBET. The ban comes in the wake of a communi...
LONDON (AA) – British police announced Tuesday that it formally charged Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Nigerian oil minister, with bribery-related offenses. Madueke, 63, who also served as president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), was a key figure in the Nigerian government between 2010 and 2015. An inves...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spanish politicians continue reacting to a newly published map on the Moroccan Embassy’s website in Spain, which shows the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla as parts of Morocco. According to the controversial map, the entire disputed territory of Western Sahara also belongs to Rabat. On Tuesday, Spain’s Foreign Affairs...
BAIDOA, Somalia (AA) – At least two people were killed and as many others wounded in a suicide car bombing in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, police said. The attack took place near Mogadishu stadium that is currently housing Somali military police. Ibrahim Ali, a police officer in Mogadishu, told Anadolu over the phone that [&he...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said Monday that they killed 260 soldiers of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The RSF said in a statement that it also captured part of an SAF tank unit in southern Khartoum and seized tanks and military vehicles. “Our forces have made a great breakthrough in […]
Tripoli, Libya – AFP Libyan authorities on Monday repatriated 161 Nigerians, officials said, part of a UN-backed voluntary return scheme as some North African countries see a spike in irregular migration. The group, including 75 women and six children, received food and drinks from International Organization for Migration staff at Mitiga...
Niamey, Niger – AFP A convoy of around 300 supply trucks arrived in Niger’s capital Niamey on Monday as Burkina Faso came to the aid of its sanctions-hit neighbour. The West African bloc ECOWAS imposed sanctions on Niger after army officers toppled president Mohamed Bazoum in a coup last month. Benin and Nigeria closed their [&hell...
ATHENS (AA) – Belgium evacuated another 130 people from coup-hit Niger, Hajda Lahbib, the country’s foreign minister, said on Sunday. “Over the last few days, about 130 Belgians, EU citizens and entitled persons have been brought back from Niger,” Lahbib said in a statement. “I’d like to thank the Defense and Asyl...
