Africa

Armed gang kills 34 people in northwest Nigeria attack

At least 34 people, including seven soldiers, were killed in an attack by a gang of armed men in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara state, the head of a vigilante group and residents said. The attack in the remote Dan Gulbi district of the Maru local government area of the state occurred on Monday afternoon, Ismail Magaji, ...

11:46 Et July 26, 2023

Italy’s Meloni opens conference that aims to stanch flows of migrants to Europe with aid to Africa

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit as she convened a summit of some ...

20:00 Et July 23, 2023

Rights activists fear Tunisia deal will be model for bartering EU money for migrants’ lives

Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged ...

12:00 Et July 22, 2023

Two prominent Egyptian rights figures walk free from prison following pardon

Two prominent figures from Egypt’s human rights community were released from prison Thursday, according to their families and a rights defender. The releases of Patrick George Zaki, an ...

15:30 Et July 20, 2023

Sahara: Israel's recognition is new victory for Morocco - Senegalese Media

The decision by the State of Israel to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over its Sahara constitutes a new victory for the Kingdom, say Senegalese media, underlining that the said ...

11:38 Et July 18, 2023

At least 15 migrants died this week off Tunisia’s coast and at a desert border amid tensions

At least 15 migrants have been found dead off Tunisia’s coast and on its border with Algeria this week, authorities said Friday as sub-Saharan Africans face increasing tensions ...

20:30 Et July 14, 2023

Sudan’s neighbors meet in Cairo for summit as Egypt unveils new initiative to end raging conflict

Leaders from Sudan’s six neighboring countries met in Cairo on Thursday for the most high-profile peace talks since conflict erupted across the northeastern African country in mid-April. The ...

19:50 Et July 13, 2023

Under pressure, Tunisia takes back hundreds of migrants trapped in a border zone with Libya

Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa are being transferred back to Tunisia after being pushed into a dangerous no-man’s-land on the Libyan border and trapped for a week ...

14:57 Et July 11, 2023

German radio station points out links between terrorist groups, Polisario camps in Algeria

German radio station BR24 devoted a detailed article to the presence of terrorist groups in Africa, as well as their Internet propaganda and recruitment methods in areas of instability, particularly in Polisario camps in Algeria's southwestern province of Tindouf. Terrorist groups such as the Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda have "an easy time" in the ...

11:59 Et July 9, 2023

South Africa floods kill seven

At least seven people are reported to have died from floods in South Africa's Kwazulu-Natal province, with the death toll expected to rise. Many areas in the south-eastern ...

14:45 Et June 30, 2023
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