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A report released by a United Nations body, OCHA, on Tuesday said over four million Cameroonians are suffering the consequences of the long-running conflict in the country’s North-West and South-West since late 2017. Activists in the country’s Anglophone western regions are protesting their forced assimilation into the dominant Francophone society. They argue that this process […]
South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday called on the international community to end the economic sanctions against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is still subject to U.S. sanctions dating back to the rule of Mugabe, who stepped down in November 2017 and was replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa. The EU and the United States imposed sanctions against Zimbabwe in […]
The European Council added eleven prominent businessmen and five entities to the list of those subject to restrictive measures against the Syrian regime and its supporters. These businessmen and companies are involved in luxury estate development and other regime-backed projects, and as such support and/or benefit from the Syrian regime, the Council said in a […]
Negotiations are underway for the launch of a direct air route between Morocco and China by the end of 2019, head of Morocco’s tourism promotion office ONMT said. The new link will depart either from Morocco’s economic hub Casablanca or from Marrakech, the Kingdom’s tourism hub towards either Beijing or Shanghai, the ONMT chief said. […]
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister on Monday insisted that France’s policies in Africa have created poverty and triggered migration, calling for European Union’s sanctions on the member of the bloc. Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio accused Paris of continuing to colonize Africa and pushing people to migrate from the continent. Luigi di Maio made the […]
Germany’s transport ministry Monday notified Mahan Air, Iran’s second largest carrier, to halt flights to German cities as part of Berlin’s sanctions over Tehran-linked practices to muzzle dissent in the EU bloc. The Iranian airline received notification from the Federal Aviation Office (LBA) “ordering the immediate suspension of its authorization to operate passenger flights from […]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Monday laid into the country’s judiciary for expanding tight control of internet, noting that the move will not achieve anything. The judiciary dominated by anti-west hardliners have banned several social media networks including Facebook and Twitter over “immoral content” and for political reasons. Despite the ban, millions of Iranians use VPNs […]
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has dismissed Abdul Hakim bin Mohammed Bin Sulaiman Al-Tamimi, the President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). Saudi state-run news agency SPA said the king has instructed relevant authorities to replace Tamimi who has held the position since June 2017. His replacement is yet to be announced. Tamimi, […]
A Nigerian agency fighting people trafficking says its fact-finding team has found at least 20,000 girls stranded in Mali. According to Julie Okah-Donli, the Director General of The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), the organization has received reports concerning the stranded girls and “sent a team to find out”. She […]
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has cut short his international trip to Europe to attend an urgent meeting at home as violent protests escalated in his country. The president has expressed his concern about reports he has been receiving about the recent protests and strikes in the southern African nation. Mnangagwa has called for calm and […]