Africa

US approves major sale of weapons to Nigeria

The US has agreed to sell military equipment worth $997m (£763m) to Nigeria, including 12 attack helicopters and numerous Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rockets. The equipment had been requested by Nigeria, and would help to improve security in Sub-Saharan Africa in line with US foreign policy goals and shared security objectives, a statement ...

17:20 Et April 17, 2022

Gunmen kill more than 100 in Nigeria’s north, say survivors

An armed gang has killed more than 100 people in a remote part of northern Nigeria, survivors and local authorities said on Tuesday. The attackers targeted four villages ...

18:00 Et April 12, 2022

At least 13 dead, another 10 missing as two migrant boats sink off Tunisia

At least 13 African migrants died when their boats sank off Tunisia, judicial official Mourad Turki told Reuters on Saturday. Another 10 migrants were missing off the coast ...

11:17 Et April 10, 2022

Dissolution Of Tunisian Parliament 'Blow' To Will Of People: Turkish President

Turkiye's president on Monday decried the dissolution of Tunisia's parliament as "a blow to the will of Tunisian people." "We regret that the Assembly of People's Representatives, which ...

11:10 Et April 5, 2022

Africa looks to renewables to curb warming, boost economies

From wind farms across the African coastline to geothermal projects in the east African rift valley, a new United Nations climate report on Monday brought the continent’s vast clean energy ...

20:44 Et April 4, 2022

Morocco's FM: Child Recruitment in Tindouf Fuels Instability in North Africa, Sahel

The polisario-forced and Algeria-backed recruitment of children in the camps of Tindouf fuels instability in North Africa and the Sahel, said, on Thursday in Dakhla, the minister of ...

12:40 Et April 1, 2022

Morocco Proposes Creation of Economic Forum for CEN-SAD Countries

The Kingdom of Morocco proposes the creation of an Economic Forum of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), said Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, ...

12:36 Et March 31, 2022

Ninety-five injured in Tunisia train crash

The number of people injured when two trains collided in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, has risen to 95, emergency services say. One of the trains was not carrying ...

20:24 Et March 21, 2022

Algeria recalls ambassador to Spain for consultations

Algeria has summoned its ambassador to Spain back for consultations over Madrid's recent comments on Western Sahara, the foreign affairs ministry said on Saturday. "The Algerian authorities were very surprised by the surprising statements of the highest authorities in Spain on the issue of Western Sahara," it said. Spain said on Saturday the government had ...

13:09 Et March 20, 2022

Libya's electoral body says ready to hold polls once deal reached

Libya's electoral body said Saturday it is ready to conduct elections once a political agreement is reached. US Ambassador Richard Norland met with Imad al-Sayeh, the head of ...

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