Audrey Azoulay, a former French Minister of Moroccan origins, was confirmed as new head of the UNESCO, succeeding to Irina Bokova. Azoulay, who is daughter of André Azoulay, Advisor to King Mohammed VI, took over the leadership of the UN’s culture organization after 195 member states voted to confirm her. Azoulay, 45, a former French […]
Sudan’s army-aligned government has announced it won’t attend an extraordinary summit scheduled for 18 January and organized by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), saying its had suspended with the East African, accusing it of “violating” the country’s sovereignty by inviting a rival paramilitary chief to the high-level meeting. This announcement comes as Sudan entered […]
A court in Uganda has charges and sent to prison a US couple for “aggravated torture” of their 10-year-old foster son, Africa News reports citing the police of the Eastern African country. The court indicted the couple Friday and ordered their detention at Luzira Prison, a high-security prison facility on the outskirts of the capital […]
