French troops to leave Niger by year’s end-French general/in /by
The commander of France's forces in the Sahel said Friday that 1,500 French soldiers would leave Niger by December 31, a timeframe announced by French President Emmanuel Macron late last month.
Thousands show up for first African Football League match in Tanzania/in /by
Euphoric supporters of the Simba Sports Club proudly wore their teams red and white colors as they line up for tickets for the first match of the much-awaited African Football League, hosted by Tanzania, between their team and Egypt's Al Ahly team, in Dar es Salaam's Benjamin Mkapa National stadium.
UN refugee chief says military escalation ‘catastrophic’ for Gaza/in /by
Any escalation of military activities will be "catastrophic" for people in the Gaza Strip, the UN high commissioner for refugees says
Humanitarian aid starts entering Gaza crossing from Egypt/in /by
A line of trucks carrying humanitarian aid for war-torn and besieged Gaza wait on the Egyptian side of the border as they start passing into the Rafah border crossing.
Mass Protests in Egypt in Solidarity with Gaza/in /by
Public protests are typically prohibited in Egypt, but President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made a surprising statement on Wednesday during a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He asserted that Egyptians had the right to express their disapproval of Israeli actions in Gaza
Kenyans demand compensation for British army blaze ahead of king’s visit/in /by
A Kenyan court has ordered the British Army to pay compensation for the blaze, which ravaged more than 4,800 hectares (12,000 acres) of land during a military exercise conducted by the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (BATUK)
Rugby World Cup Semi-Final Preview: South Africa vs. England/in /by
While South Africa remains the favorite, England's remarkable journey to the semi-finals should not be taken lightly.
Conflicts in Somalia takes a toll on citizens/in /by
Despite initial success when the Somali National Army and allied clan militias took significant territory, setbacks and operational challenges have been faced since government forces are now focused on regrouping, reinforcing, and reorganising
Project to create the largest database on the African genome/in /by
Scientists plan to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African descent to create what they believe will be the world's largest database of population genomic information.
Burkina: 214 deaths from dengue since January 1/in /by
An epidemic of dengue fever, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes, has killed 214 people in Burkina Faso since January 1, mainly in the capital Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, the country's second city, the Burkinabe government announced Thursday.