Africa

West says new Sudan army-led council breaches democracy transition

The United States and other Western powers expressed grave concern on Friday over the appointment of a new Sudanese ruling council by the general who led last month's coup, saying it complicated efforts to restore a transition to democracy. The United States, Britain, Norway, the European Union and Switzerland also urged the security services to ...

14:30 Et November 13, 2021

Talks aimed at keeping Libya election on track to start

France is hosting an international conference Friday aimed at ensuring Libya sticks to a plan to hold elections in December. World powers are also expected to endorse efforts ...

14:30 Et November 12, 2021

Turkish Foreign Minister Meets Libya's High Council Head

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday met the visiting head of the Libyan High Council of State in the capital Ankara. "Discussed current political situation and latest ...

15:15 Et November 10, 2021

UN reiterates support for upcoming elections in Libya

Assistant Secretary-General and Coordinator of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Raisedon Zenenga on Sunday reiterated his support for the upcoming elections in Libya. Zenenga made his ...

19:30 Et November 8, 2021

Oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone, killing at least 98

An oil tanker truck exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital, killing at least 98 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel, ...

16:15 Et November 7, 2021

Great Moroccan-Gabonese Joint Commission to be Held Very Soon - Gabonese FM

Gabon's minister of Foreign Affairs, Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya, on Friday highlighted the imminent holding of the great Moroccan-Gabonese joint commission. The head of Gabonese diplomacy stressed, during a press ...

17:15 Et November 6, 2021

Algerian President Rules Out Normalizing Relations With France

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ruled out resuming normal relations with France due to what he described as "very dangerous" statements by President Emmanuel Macron. Tebboune's remarks came ...

13:30 Et November 6, 2021

Algeria to re-evaluate association agreement with EU: president

Algeria will re-evaluate the association agreement with the European Union (EU), Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Sunday. The decision was taken during the cabinet meeting chaired by ...

16:30 Et November 1, 2021

UN chief to Sudan army: Reverse coup, take heed of protests

The U.N. secretary-general urged Sudan’s generals on Sunday to reverse their takeover of the country, a day after tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the largest pro-democracy protest since last week’s coup. Antonio Guterres said the generals should “take heed” of Saturday’s protests. “Time to go back to the legitimate constitutional ...

15:30 Et November 1, 2021

Thousands take to Sudan’s streets to protest military coup

Thousands of Sudanese poured into the streets Saturday, chanting “revolution, revolution” to the sound of whistles and drums, to protest against a military coup earlier this week that ...

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