King Mohammed VI

Social media post sparks international tension over US aid to South Africa

In an unexpected development that highlights the complex dynamics of U.S.-South African relations, a social media announcement about American aid to South Africa has sent diplomatic ripples through both nations. The statement, posted without supporting evidence, threatens to withhold nearly $440 million in annual assistance pending an investigation into alleged mistreatment of certain populations. This […]

Burkina Faso students, displaced girls in Cameroon demand their ‘right to education’

Several hundred students demonstrated Tuesday (11 October) in a city in northern Burkina Faso to claim their “right to education,“ while hundreds of displaced girls in Cameroon have protested against the conflicts that have disrupted or halted their education. in Djibo, the main city in northern Burkina Faso, which has been under a jihadi blockade […]

Somalia killed al-Shabab co-founder, as the country is on verge of famine

Somalia’s government said it had killed Abdullahi Nadir, one of the co-founders of Islamist militant group al-Shabab, in an operation with international partners, as the United Nations warns the country is still teetering on the edge of famine. The announcement of the operation that killed Nadir on Saturday (October 1) comes as Somali security forces […]