Africa

Tunisia's President Suspends Parliament, Assumes Executive Power

Tunisian President Kais Saied announced late Sunday that he has fully assumed executive authority in addition to suspending parliament. During a meeting with military leaders, Saied said he had decided to sack Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi, according to the Tunisian Presidency's official Facebook page. He added that he has also decided to lift the immunity ...

23:15 Et July 25, 2021

Ugandans Turn To Cannabis, Other Local Herbs To Treat COVID-19

Desperate Ugandans who cannot afford exorbitant fees for treatment of COVID-19 have turned to using cannabis and other local herbs to treat the deadly disease. They also use ...

11:29 Et July 25, 2021

UN experts: Africa became hardest hit by terrorism this year

Africa became the region hardest hit by terrorism in the first half of 2021 as the Islamic State and al-Qaida extremist groups and their affiliates spread their influence, ...

17:00 Et July 24, 2021

Cyber attack disrupts major South African port operations

A cyber attack has disrupted container operations at the South African port of Cape Town, an email seen by Reuters on Thursday said. Durban, the busiest shipping terminal ...

17:05 Et July 23, 2021

17 Migrants Drown Off Tunisia Cost: Red Crescent

At least 17 Bengali migrants drowned off Tunisia's coast on Thursday while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the Tunisian Red Crescent said. Coast guards, in cooperation ...

11:45 Et July 22, 2021

China, Egypt mark joint production of 1 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses in Egypt

Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Sunday attended a ceremony marking the joint production of 1 million doses ...

10:00 Et July 19, 2021

Over 210 People Killed in Unrest in South Africa - Authorities

The death toll from unrest in the South African provinces KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has increased to 212, Kumbudzo Ntshaveni, the acting minister under the President of South Africa, ...

13:00 Et July 17, 2021

First batch of Moroccan emergency medical aid arrives in Tunisia

The three military planes of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces carrying the first batch of emergency medical aid ordered by King Mohammed VI for the benefit of Tunisia, ...

16:47 Et July 15, 2021

Arab countries pledge aid as Tunisia struggles with COVID pandemic

Several countries promised to help Tunisia fight the coronavirus on Friday as the north African country recorded its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began, putting its health care system under severe stress and depleting oxygen supplies. President Kais Saied said in a statement that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had pledged to ...

14:30 Et July 10, 2021

Somalia: 7 killed in suicide bombing in Mogadishu

At least seven people were killed and ten others injured in a suicide car bombing attack targeting Mogadishu police chief in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police ...

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