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Moroccan carrier to launch new direct routes to Manchester, Naples, Abuja by June

Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced that it will launch, as part of its plan to strengthen its network and in preparation for the summer season, air routes from its Casablanca hub to Naples, Manchester, and Abuja, from June 22, 2024. The airline will resume direct flights to Naples, Italy, from June 22, […]

Separatists kill 11 in Nigeria’s south-east, army says

The Nigerian army said a separatist militia killed 11 people in the country’s southeastern Abia state. Five soldiers and six civilians were killed in the attack by separatists in a series of raids to commemorate an anniversary of their short lived self-proclaimed Biafara republic, AP reported. The separatist militia, called the Indigenous People of Biafra […]

Gambia’s ex-minister convicted for crimes against humanity by Swiss court

Switzerland’s top criminal court on Wednesday (15 May) fund a former Gambian interior minister guilty of crimes against humanity over his role in repression committed by the West African country’s security forces under former dictator Yahya Jammeh. After four months of hearing, the Swiss court in Bellinzona sentenced Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s government minister from 2006 […]