First Independent Mena Newspaper
Leading UK barristers issued a legal opinion recognizing the right of the Kabylia people to self-determination, giving a push to the region’s independence quest. The nearly 10 million strong Kabyle people have protested against discrimination and economic marginalization by the central Algerian state. The region’s independence movement MAK has a government in exile struggling peacefully […]
At least 170 people have been killed and over 200,000 people displaced following weeks of floods that ravaged large swathes of northern Nigeria. The National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) warned that the torrential rains and flash floods could hit other parts of the country amid a notable rise in water levels in the two largest […]
The British Government continues to provide military support to Israel’s ruling extreme right. Despite facing accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the British government has advised against traveling to several countries, recommending travel only for essential reasons. The list of nations subject to the travel warning includes Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, the […]
Nearly 68 million people in southern Africa are suffering from the impact of drought and are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said. The ongoing El Niño-induced drought, left 17% of the Southern African population grappling with severe food shortages due to declining crop and livestock production, which has […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa expressed on Monday in Ramallah his thanks and gratitude to the Kingdom of Morocco and King Mohammed VI for their “sustained efforts in favor of the Palestinian cause.” During a meeting in the Holy City with Ismail Ramli, the coordinator of programs and projects for Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency […]
The United States said it will offer the DR of the Congo $414 million to help the country address its worsening humanitarian crisis. The DRC is a vast country where at least a quarter of its population depends on humanitarian aid, notably in the war-torn east, where rebel groups have taken vast sqathes of territory. […]
The United Nations has predicted, in its annual report on food security and nutrition, that Africa will overtake Asia as the continent with the highest number of people experiencing hunger by 2030. Five UN agencies have warned in the new report there was a “clear trend” of rising prevalence of undernourishment in the continent, which […]
At least 25 have reportedly died and more than 150 are missing when a boat full of people hoping to get to Spain’s Canary Islands capsized off the coast of Mauritania on Monday July 22, the latest in a string of migrant tragedies off the coast of West Africa, Mauritanian news agency AMI said on […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can accelerate energy access in Africa, which is critical to reduce poverty, enhance productivity, and build resilience against climate change on the continent, says a recent report published by the London School of Economics (LSE). AI has the potential to significantly transform energy access in Africa by improving equitable energy access, fostering […]
At least 9.1 million Sudanese civilians have been forced to internal displacement following 14 months of a civil war that shows no end in sight, according to UNHCR figures. “Sudan now has the largest internally displaced population ever reported,” UNHCR said in a recent report. Some 2 million people managed to flee to neighboring countries, […]