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The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), a junta in power in Niger, has prohibited activities of international organizations, including the UN agencies in military zones, reports say. “Due to the current security situation and the ongoing implementation of the tasks set by the armed forces of Niger, the Ministry of Internal […]
The junta in power in Niger, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), has reportedly ordered French troops stationed in the West African country to complete the pullout until September 3. The CNSP, on July 26, toppled west-backed President Mohamed Bazoum attracting the wrath of former colonial power France and regional bloc […]
The Iraqi government has placed two Boeings stationed in Tunisia since 1991 for sale three years after a deal with the North African country to remove aircrafts expired. Boeing 747SP-70 YI-ALM which belonged to the Iraqi government under former and late President Saddam Hussein and Boeing 747 – MSN 22366 owned by national carrier Iraqi […]
Environment ministers from fifty-four African countries have acknowledged key environmental challenges faced by the continent — land degradation, desertification and drought – in the Addis Ababa declaration. The declaration was a key outcome of the 19th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) 2023 that was held in mid August in Ethiopia’s capital city. In […]
Upon the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Princess Lalla Hasnaa received on Saturday at the Palais des Hôtes in Rabat, the children from Al-Quds who have taken part in the 14th edition of the summer camps organized by Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency. The agency’s initiative, placed under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, […]
Morocco will start offering direct financial aid to poor families before the end of the year as part of a program to foster social safety nets, head of the Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch said. Speaking at the first cabinet meeting after the summer break, Akhannouch said the government would distribute the aid on the basis […]
The Russian warlord at the head of the Wagner mercenary group that had been operating in several African countries has been reportedly killed in a business jet crash northwest of Moscow on Wednesday (23 August). Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport reported to have initiated an investigation of the crash of a plane en route […]
At least 498 children and “likely hundreds more” have been starved to death in four months of war between rival generals in Sudan, the NGO Save the Children reported. The conflict between the army under General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo have seen around 5,000 […]
Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, an alleged militia leader in the Central African Republic (CAR), is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face 20 counts of war crime and crime against humanity charges over allegations of atrocities committed by his self-proclaimed self-defense militias, most notably by coordinating revenge attacks against Muslims in the […]
The 10th UNESCO International Geoparks Conference, a major event bringing together experts, government officials, researchers, scientists and Geoparks representatives from around the world, will be held in Morocco September 04-11, 2023. The event, placed under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI, will take place in Marrakech, Azilal and Beni Mellal. The conference will be […]