Niger’s military shuts down airspace as it warns of an imminent attack/in /by
Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the ousted president.
Tunisian brand turns sea plastic into green couture/in /by
This aims to recover the 7,000 tonnes of plastic waste each year that end up littering beaches on the Kerkennah Islands 20 kilometres (12 miles) off the port city of Sfax.
Jailed Senegal opposition leader admitted to hospital/in /by
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been on hunger strike since he was arrested after a two-year standoff with the government. Aides and one of his lawyers said he was admitted to a hospital emergency on Sunday in Dakar.
Sonko’s lawyer Juan Branco arrested by Senegalese police/in /by
Franco-Spanish lawyer Juan Branco representing Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko "is currently in the hands of the BIP, an elite police unit," says Senegal's Interior Minister Antoine Abdoulaye Félix Diome.
Morocco minibus plunge kills 24/in /by
Accidents are frequent on the roads of Morocco and other North African countries, which see thousands of road deaths annually
Nigeria: JTF Orders Immediate Release of Vessel Accused of Carrying Stolen Crude/in /by
[Vanguard] The Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, OPDS, has ordered the immediate release of MT Praisel Vessel to continue it operations in line with extant approvals, after it was arrested for allegedly carrying stolen crude.
Close to 30,000 Niger coup supporters gather in Niamey/in /by
The stadium, named after Seyni Kountche, who led Niger's first coup d'etat in 1974, was almost full and the atmosphere was festive
Nigeria: Three Myths About Subsidy Removal/in /by
[Premium Times] On 1 January, 2012, the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan announced a decision to remove the petroleum subsidy. The current rulers of Nigeria were then the main Opposition. They did oppose the measure quite volubly. The continental and global context then was quite febrile. The Arab Spring was then in full swing and the fear of a continental contagion was real when the country rose in a well-orchestrated protest against the removal of fuel subsidy in January 2012.
Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Italian coast/in /by
Dozens of people are missing after two flimsy boats carrying them from North Africa to Lampedusa sank in bad weather
Scientist discover bacteria which could help tackle malaria/in /by
Researchers at a laboratory in Spain have discovered a strain of bacteria which when carried by mosquitoes cuts their ability to transmit malaria