FILE PHOTO: John Nkengasong, Africa’s Director of the Centers for Disease Control, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa

UN: Arab Group commends Morocco’s King for his unwavering support of Palestinian cause

The Arab Group at the United Nations commended, Monday, King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, for his sustained efforts in favor of the Palestinian cause. The statement was made by Ambassador Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud, Jordan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, who chairs the Arab Group for the month of August, during a Security […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Guillaume Soro’s supporters urge Ouattara to let ex-PM to return unconditionally

Sié Coulibaly, lawmaker and former leader of Pro-Soro initiative “Initiative Libérale de Côte d’Ivoire (ILCI)”, has called on Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara to allow the former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro to return to his home country like former President Laurent Gbagbo and former minister Ble Goude, to seal national reconciliation. “The centerpiece for national reconciliation […]

DRC: Rebel leader and associates handed death Sentence in military court

A Congolese military court has handed down death sentences to 26 individuals, including Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the rebel coalition Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC). The high-profile trial, which was televised, found Nangaa guilty of war crimes, insurrection, and treason. Nangaa and 19 others were sentenced in absentia, as they remain at large. The AFC, […]