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France: Edouard Philippe wants to toughen the migration agreement with Algeria

France: Edouard Philippe wants to toughen the migration agreement with Algeria

South Africa’s economy avoids recession with slim first-quarter growth

South Africa's economy grew slightly in the first three months of the year, confounding fears of a recession for Africa's most industrialized country, official data showed Tuesday.

African leaders ready for mediation in Russia and Ukraine

African leaders, seeking to help end the war, agreed on Monday for a mediation mission in mid-June to Russia and Ukraine, the South African presidency announced on Tuesday.

Kenya: Demonstrators protest tax hike plans, 11 arrested

"Down down finance bill," chanted protesters as a group of about 100 marched towards parliament in Nairobi, which resumed on Tuesday (June 6) after a recess and is expected to debate the legislation this week.

Sissi-Netanyahu telephone conversation after rare border incident

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi spoke on the phone to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday following a rare deadly incident on the border between the two countries, the Egyptian presidency announced.

Ethiopia rejects HRW accusations of “ethnic cleansing” in Tigray

The Ethiopian government on Tuesday rejected recent accusations by Human Rights Watch (HRW) of a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" in the western region of Tigray, which it said were not based on "any evidence".

Artists beautify Rabat streets with giant murals

Street artists from Morocco and others visiting from aboard spent 10 days in the capital city of Rabat, beautifying it with giant murals as part of the Jidar-Rabat Street Art Festival.

Sudan: 10 DRC Congolese killed in Khartoum

Ten nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were killed Sunday in Khartoum in bombings by the "regular army" on a campus in the Sudanese capital, the Congolese government announced on Monday in Kinshasa.

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ production getting more successful

Phil Lord and Chris Miller didn't expect their 2018 animation"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" to be a runway hit, so when it came to making the sequel - the box office-topping "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" - their choices were clear.

Senegal: Koranic teacher arrested on suspicion of raping 27 schoolgirls.

A Senegalese Koranic master suspected of raping 27 of his schoolgirls in Touba was arrested on Monday in the central Senegalese town after several weeks on the run, a police official told AFP.