Algiers, Algeria — AFP Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who assumed Algeria’s presidency during mass pro-democracy protests, is touting his achievements as he seeks another term. Yet, five years after the movement faded, some say real change remains elusive. The Hirak protests, which led to the ousting of longtime autocratic president Abdelaz...
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP Tunisia’s electoral authority on Monday announced it had approved three presidential candidates for the October 6 election, including incumbent President Kais Saied, dismissing three other would-be candidates despite court rulings allowing them to run. The three dismissed candidates had last week won appeals at...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – Unknown assailants killed Abdel-Rahman Milad, also known as “Al-Bidja,” who commanded a coast guard unit in the western town of Zawiya, opening fire on his vehicle in the Janzour suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli. A security source who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the case said that M...
Algiers, Algeria – AFP The fraught relations between France and its former colony Algeria had eased a little in recent years, but a new rift over Paris backing Morocco’s autonomy plan for disputed Western Sahara has sent rapprochement efforts into a tailspin. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who is seeking a second term in ...
The European Union has voiced grave concern over Burkina Faso’s worsening security crisis. The comments come following a deadly terrorist attack in Barsalogho over the weekend. Nearly 200 people died and three hundred were injured. Local media suspect the attack was carried out by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an ISIS affiliate...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The death toll in Sudan from floods due to a collapsed dam and heavy rains has risen to 132, authorities said late Monday. An emergency government committee said the death toll in 10 provinces rose to 132, while the number of affected families rose to 31,666 and individuals to 129,650. It […]
In the past month, Sudan has seen a spike in cholera cases, with 28 deaths reported, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak, declared on Aug. 12, has resulted in 658 cases across five states, with a notable case-fatality ratio of 4.3%. Kassala region is the hardest hit, recording 473 cases. The current […]
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – Denmark will close its embassies in Burkina Faso and Mali, and open new missions in Senegal, Tunisia, and Rwanda as part of a new Africa strategy, the Foreign Ministry has said. “As a result of military coups that have severely limited the scope for action in the Sahel region, the embassies in […]
KAGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have petitioned the president of the UN Security Council to denounce the Ukrainian government’s “open and assumed support for international terrorism”, particularly in Africa’s Sahel region. The move follows recent comments by Ukrainian officials suggesting that Kyiv had played a role in...
El Alamein, Egypt – AFP Top US diplomat Antony Blinken met Egypt’s president Tuesday for talks about a Gaza cease-fire after saying Israel had accepted a US “bridging proposal” for a deal. The Palestinian resistance group said it was “keen to reach a cease-fire” agreement but protested US modifications in th...
