Burkina Faso's authorities declared Thursday (Apr. 13) a "general mobilisation". The country seeks to use all means to fight jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. The violence has left over 10, 000 people dead.
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The victims who are believed to be members of Pastor Paul Mackenzie’s Good News International Church say they had been told to fast to avoid “apocalyptic damnation”, the police said.
On Thursday (Apr. 13) a Moroccan Court of Appeal handed heavier sentences to three men accused of raping a child after a first instance verdict sparked outrage for its leniency
Tidermene's capture by the jihadists follows months of fighting by the so called Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) to seize the northeastern village of a few thousand inhabitants some 75 kilometres (47 miles) north of Menaka the regional capital.
On a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Swiss President Alain Berset, whose country will hold the UN Security Council Presidency for a month in May, pledges to advocate for conflict victims in the country's troubled east when the Council meets.
Three defendants accused of repeatedly raping a Moroccan girl pleaded not guilty Thursday as the case went to appeal, after their light sentences shocked the country.
Cannes artistic director Thierry Frémaux and president Iris Knobloch, who took over the post last year from Pierre Lescure, announced a lineup heavy on big-name international auteurs, along with some new faces, in a press conference Thursday in Paris.
Tajani vowed to work on Tunisia´s behalf in negotiations with the IMF, repeating Italy´s proposal that the loan be delivered in two tranches and not be fully dependent on all reforms being in place.
After the defeat in Manchester against City (3-0) in the quarterfinal first leg, the tone rose in the dressing room of the Etihad Stadium between Sané and Mané, the best African player of the year 2022 reproaching the German international the way of ad...
Downed electric pylons in Pretoria, now being repaired, are adding to the ongoing power woes for residents.
