The 2020 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) has gone to Algerian author Abdelouahab Aissaoui for his book ‘Spartan Court’. The Djelfa-born author was announced winner of the IPAF Tuesday in Abu Dhabi by the organizers who streamlined the ceremony due to movement restriction imposed by the UAE because of the novel coronavirus. Aissaoui receives […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has not been invited to the BRICS summit – a group of five countries comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The announcement was made by South Africa’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Naledi Pandor, at a press briefing on Monday August 7, to review preparations for the BRICS summit, South […]
Guinea’s rulers have pardoned former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the 2009 massacre in Conakry, raising controversy and questions about the country’s commitment to accountability and justice. The pardon, announced by junta leader General Mamadi Doumbouya on national television, was granted on the […]
