PSG coash Enrique hopes for ‘positive’ Mbappe solution/in /by
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique still hopes Kylian Mbappe will stay at the club but refused to comment on Neymar’s future as the Brazil forward moves closer to a possible departure.
Construction of vital power dam in Niger halted due to sanctions/in /by
The construction of the $800M Kandadji hydroelectric project in Niger has been halted by the Chinese contractor Gezhouba Group which claims that most of its funds have been frozen due to the current sanctions after the coup.
Burkina: a radio suspended after an interview against the putsch in Niger/in /by
The government of Burkina Faso resulting from a coup d'etat has decided to suspend "until further notice" the broadcasting of Radio Oméga, one of the most listened to in the country, after the broadcast Thursday of an interview "enamelled with insulting remarks against the new Nigerien authorities".
Air France extends the suspension of its flights to Mali and Burkina/in /by
Air France has extended "until August 18 inclusive" the suspension of its flights to and from Bamako and Ouagadougou "following the coup d'état in Niger and because of the geopolitical situation in the Sahel region", the airline said on Friday.
DRC: at least 4 dead in the collapse of a school in Bukavu/in /by
At least four people died and another was injured Thursday in the collapse of a school under construction in Bukavu, a large city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to local authorities and witnesses.
‘Our priority is to save lives’ says coast guard intercepting migrants off Tunisia’s coast/in /by
In the first half of 2023, Tunisia surpassed Libya as the main country of departure for migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe.
Libyans throng streets of Tripoli’s old city for summer festival/in /by
Libyans throng the streets of the capital for the Madina Summer Nights festival following efforts by local administration to revive the Old City of Tripoli.
Niger: AU deems Bazoum’s detention conditions “inadmissible”/in /by
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday, expressed "serious concern" about the "deterioration of the conditions of detention" of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, judging "inadmissible" his treatment by the military authorities who overturned.
Former South African president Zuma released on remission after quick prison stop/in /by
South Africa's former president was admitted to the Estcourt Correctional Centre and released in less than two hours. As pressure from the opposition mounted Friday (Aug. 11), authorities and correctional services defended their decision.
LGBTQ+ people in Ethiopia blame attacks on their community on inciteful and lingering TikTok videos/in /by
A local LGBTQ+ support group, House of Guramayle, said that some TikTok users are also outing Ethiopians by sharing their names, photographs and online profiles on one of the country's most popular social media platforms.