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Senegalese President Pardons Jailed Mayor

Senegalese President Macky Sall has pardoned the former mayor of Dakar, Khalifa Sall, who was jailed in 2018 on corruption charges. The former mayor was arrested in March 2017 on suspicion of embezzling 1.8 billion CFA francs ($3 million) in public funds. Last year, he was sentenced to five years in jail. Khalifa Sall said […]

Is Turkey Planning to Send Troops to Syria ?

Turkey’s National Security Council has reportedly held lately a meeting to discuss plans to send in troops to Syria to set up a buffer zone and prevent Syrian Kurds from forming their own state. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already obtained the parliament’s approval to launch military action against fighters of the Islamic State and […]

Ethiopia begins building $12 bln airport near Addis Ababa

Ethiopia began building a $12.5 billion international airport that officials say will be completed in 2030, as the country moves to address capacity constraints at its main aviation hub. The airport is being built in Bishoftu, about 45 km (28 miles) southeast of Addis Ababa, and is designed to handle 110 million passengers a year, […]