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Tunisian authorities say deadly synagogue attack in Djerba premeditated

Tunisian authorities say the national guardsman Wissam Khazri behind an attack that killed five people this week had intentionally targeted the ancient synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba in a premeditated act.

South Africa faces questions over weapons supply to Russia, US issues warning

“It's been half a year now since the scandal of The Lady R docking in Simon's Town broke. And I find it inconceivable that a president worth his salt would not have been briefed on the situation by now. Mr. President, can you confirm whether weapons of...

US, South Africa in spat over arms-to-Russia accusation

Is there trouble brewing between the USA and South Africa? The US ambassador to the southern African nation accused it of having provided weapons last December to Russia. The South African presidency said an investigation was ongoing, regretting the US...

Tunisia: Funeral for officer killed in synagogue attack

Officer Mohamed Abdelmajid Atigue died in a shooting by a gendarme near a synagogue on the island of Djerba.
Tunisia's Interior Minister praised Thursday (May 11) the work of those he called "heroes" who managed to "control the situation... in less th...

Nigeria: A new football pitch for Kebbi’s youth

The project was undertaken by the Nigerian Football Federation NFF and funded by the FIFA. The NFF aims to develop football in the state bordering Niger and Benin and which is home to over 4 million people. The new facility is available for young boys ...

UN rights body approves tighter scrutiny of abuses in Sudan

During the opening speech of the session, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk accused both sides of violating international humanitarian law

Africa prepares for space industry boom [Business Africa]

Long considered a latecomer, Africa is launching itself into space with ambition and drive. The African space industry is expected to top $22 billion by 2026. In 2022, countries allocated a total of $539 million to their respective space programs

Sudan: paramilitaries bivouac in deserted houses

Since the start of the bloody conflict between two rival generals in Sudan, Mohammed had been holed up in his home with his family, amid the din of explosions, until the day the paramilitaries came to dislodge him.

A Ghanaian painter and her blue girls take on forced marriage

Around the age of 13, my mother wanted to give me to a man who could have been my father, I refused": At 26, Ghanaian painter Awanle Ayiboro Hawa Ali made forced child marriage her "fight".

Ghana: Nine pupils confirmed dead as boat ferrying them capsizes

Bodies of eight of the kids found earlier were sent to the Korle Teaching Hospital morgue.