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The USA resumes surveillance flights over Niger

The United States has resumed its surveillance flights over Niger, which had been interrupted with the military coup at the end of July, a Pentagon spokesperson said on Thursday, specifying that the rest of American military operations in the country r...

The USA resumes surveillance flights over Niger

The United States has resumed its surveillance flights over Niger, which had been interrupted with the military coup at the end of July, a Pentagon spokesperson said on Thursday, specifying that the rest of American military operations in the country r...

Hopes for change in Gabon after years of unpaid pensions

There's a new air of optimism among the seniors waiting patiently since dawn in Gabon's capital Libreville to chase up pensions that were never paid.
Some say they've received nothing for years

Hopes for change in Gabon after years of unpaid pensions

There's a new air of optimism among the seniors waiting patiently since dawn in Gabon's capital Libreville to chase up pensions that were never paid.
Some say they've received nothing for years

Morocco unveils rehousing programme for quake-hit areas

The Moroccan authorities have also ordered urgent aid of 30,000 dirhams (nearly $3,000) to households affected by the disaster, a royal office statement said

Egyptian, French foreign ministers hold talks in Cairo

During their meeting, the two ministers discussed bilateral relations between Egypt and France, as well as the latest developments in the region, including the Palestinian issue

EU sends aid to Libya as devastating floods death toll rise to over 11, 000

"Following the devastating floods in Libya, the EU is, of course, continuing via the civil protection mechanism to provide aid to the people concerned. Finland, Germany and Romania have sent generators, shelters and foodstuffs. And France has also sent...

Libya: Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in coastal city of Derna

The enormous surge of storm water burst two upstream river dams late Sunday and reduced Derna to a wasteland where entire city blocks and untold numbers of people were washed into the Mediterranean

Libya floods: PM takes shared responsibility for dam failures

The scale of devastation witnessed after storm Daniel rocked eastern Libya is partly to blame on negligence.

Speaking Thursday, the Primer minister of Libya’s UN backed adminitration which is based inTripoli acknowledged issues in the maintenance of t...