ANKARA (AA): Indian drug manufacturer Riemann Labs has been asked to halt production after its cough syrup was linked to a string of deaths among children in Cameroon. In a written response to a lawmaker’s question read out in parliament, the Indian Health Ministry said the World Health Organization (WHO) had issued alerts and asked [&he...
ANKARA (AA): The first group of French and nationals of other countries evacuated from Niger arrived in Paris early Wednesday morning. France had announced its decision to evacuate its citizens from Niamey following the military coup on July 26, in coordination with Niger forces, according to a statement of the French Embassy. The first plane ...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The U.N. Tuesday called for an immediate end to the expulsions of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from Tunisia to the borders with Libya and Algeria. In July, hundreds of people from sub-Saharan African countries were forced from the coastal city of Sfax by Tunisian security forces, and left stranded in [&hel...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): The Senegalese government has announced a suspension of the TikTok social network, days after suspending mobile internet access, according to officials. “TikTok is the social network preferred by malicious people to spread hateful and subversive messages threatening the stability of the country. As a result, TikTok is susp...
Tunis, Tunisia (AFP): Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani, whom he tasked with overcoming the “colossal challenges” facing the cash-strapped North African country. No official explanation was given for Bo...
TORONTO (AA): Members of the radical violent group Boko Haram have killed 11 farmers in an armed attack in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, the local media reported. Boko Haram raided Kawuri village in the Konduga Local Government Area and shot dead people who were working in a field, and wounded several others. Thousands of […]
Niamey, Niger (AFP): France and Italy have begun to prepare to fly out their citizens and other Europeans from Niger, six days after a coup that toppled one of the last pro-Western leaders in the Sahel. President Mohamed Bazoum — a staunch ally of France and other Western countries — was overthrown on July 26 […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AA): The military coup in Niger on July 26 has put the spotlight on the country’s uranium reserves. The European Union has said that the military coup in major uranium producer Niger does not pose a problem for supplies of nuclear fuel for it. “There is no supply risk as such when it […]
ISTANBUL (AA): Russia on Tuesday said it evacuated personnel of its embassy in Sudan as clashes between army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group continue. “Due to high security risks in the context of ongoing clashes in Sudan, some employees of the Russian Embassy transferred from Khartoum, as well as Russian citizens and [&h...
UNITED NATIONS (AA): The UN Tuesday called for an immediate end to the expulsions of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from Tunisia to the borders with Libya and Algeria. In July, hundreds of people from sub-Saharan African countries were forced from the coastal city of Sfax by Tunisian security forces, and left stranded in a […]
