Moroccan Royal navy rescue migrants

Mali: armed group kills at least 40 at wedding ceremony amid escalating violence

Dozens of guests, many of them young people, at a wedding ceremony have been killed by a group of unidentified armed men in an attack on a village in central Mali that has been struggling with violence from extremist groups for over a decade. Unidentified armed men cut the throats of approximately 40 people in […]

‘He didn’t die rich’: Bill Gates pledges $198bn to Africa to improve health, education

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has announced that the majority of his $200 billion fortune will be spent over the next two decades on transforming health and education across Africa. Speaking at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Gates called for bold investments in human potential as the key to unlocking prosperity across the continent. […]

France launches evacuation of citizens from Niger

France began Tuesday August 1 evacuating hundreds of French and European citizens from Niger a few days after a junta overthrew West-backed President Mohamed Bazoum and amid call for pullout of all foreign forces in the poor West African country. The first of three flights to evacuate French and European citizens from Niger took in […]