DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – Mali announced Sunday that it is cutting off diplomatic relations with Ukraine following an admission of Ukrainian involvement in a recent attack in the West African country. “The transitional government of the Republic of Mali has learned, with deep shock, of the subversive remarks by which Mr. Andriy Yusov...
Niamey, Niger – AFP The head of Niger’s military-run government on Saturday accused France of wanting to “destabilise” the country — seven months after driving out French soldiers. Since seizing power on July 26 last year, the new government led by General Abdourahamane Tiani, former head of the presidential guard...
Abuja, Nigeria – AFP Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called for the suspension of nationwide protests and an end to “bloodshed” on Sunday after security forces cracked down on rallies over economic hardship. Thousands of demonstrators began taking to the streets last week to protest government policies and the hig...
Rabat, Morocco – AFP Thousands of Moroccans protested in Rabat on Saturday in support of Palestinians and to condemn normalisation with Israel, holding portraits of killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Waving Palestinian flags, and brandishing pictures of Haniyeh and a cardboard coffin adorned with his image, thousands of people marched t...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – More than 32 people were killed and over 63 others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said. Abdifatah Adan Hassan, Somali police spokesman, told a news conference on Saturday that the attack included a suicide explosion followed by gunfire. [&hel...
Kano, Nigeria — AFP A bombing at a teahouse in a village in northeast Nigeria killed 19 people and wounded two dozen more, in the second major attack in a few weeks, security sources said. The blast in Kawuri village in Borno State was one of the deadliest in recent years in northeast Nigeria, where […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Guinea’s former military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara was found guilty of crimes against humanity at a court in the capital Conakry and sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with massacres that occurred in 2009 in the West African country. The charges are in connection with the September 28, […]
LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) – Thousands of protesters marched in major cities in Nigeria to demand “immediate action” on the country’s food crisis and inflation. Protests began early in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, despite a move by the government to stop demonstrations. The crowd, mostly youths and human rights activists, marche...
Kenya has marked a significant milestone by listing its first Islamic bonds, worth $23 million, on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). President William Ruto inaugurated the Shariah-compliant bonds, known as Sukuk, and introduced by Linzi Finco Trust Islamic. The move is part of Ruto’s initiative to enhance affordable housing through ...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa has condemned the assassination by Israel of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran on Wednesday. The group’s political bureau chief was in the Iranian capital to attend the inauguration of President Masoud Pezeshkian. Pretoria said it is concerned that the killing of Haniyeh and the ...
