Morocco's highest court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of two journalists, Omar Radi and Soulamaine Raissouni, rejecting their final appeals.
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In May 2022, Mendy pleaded not guilty to seven charges of rape, one of attempted rape and one of sexual assault.
Among an unspecified number of people pardoned Wednesday (Jul. 19) by President el-Sisi was rights activist Patrick George Zaki, who was a post-graduate student in Italy and who was sentenced to three years in prison over an article he wrote in 2019, t...
Police in Kenya opened fire on protesters in clashes that left at least 12 people wounded Wednesday (Jul. 19) as the opposition organized demonstrations calling for the government of President William Ruto to lower the cost of living.
"The [protests] affect our business, matatu (buses ed.) sector, because people are afraid. Like today, they are indoors because they are fearing, because they see insecurity," Amos Waro, a bus driver said.
At least 34 people were killed when a passenger bus collided head-on with a commercial vehicle and burst into flames in Algeria Wednesday, officials said.
The accident reportedly occurred at around 0300 am GMT near Tamanrasset, an oasis city about a 2,...
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday pardoned researcher Patrick Zaki and Mohamed al-Baqer, the lawyer of Alaa Abdel Fattah, Egypt's most notorious political prisoner, state newspaper al-Ahram reported.
Before the war, Mahanna Abderrahmane used to take his truck to the Red Sea ports four times a month to load cargo for distribution in various regional states in Sudan, but since his country has been ravaged by conflict, he has been idle.
Nigeria: ECOWAS discusses democratic transitions and security
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the BRICS summit in South Africa in August, South Africa's presidency said on Wednesday.
