R&B Singer Kem releases new project to mark 20 years anniversary/in /by
“It's a big year. And we set out with—I set out with intention, you know, that this is a milestone in my life. And I'm really, really, really grateful. How is this moment? This moment is spectacular.” Kem, recording artist
Madagascar: 2 suspected smugglers arrested after the death of 34 migrants/in /by
A couple of Malagasy smugglers wanted after the sinking last month of a ship carrying around 60 migrants to the French island of Mayotte, in which 34 of them perished, were arrested on Friday, it was reported, learned Sunday from the gendarmerie.
Asylum seekers revive football team in small French village/in /by
The football club in the little town of Argy in eastern central France was on the verge of shutting down when it was lucky enough to have a group of asylum seekers join the team
Burkina Faso explains the reason behind the call for “general mobilisation”/in /by
Burkina Faso's military junta declared Thursday a "general mobilisation" to give the state "all necessary means" to combat a string of terrorist attacks since the start of this year.
42 soldiers and soldiers’ aides killed in two more attacks in Burkina Faso/in /by
The army said that "the death toll is forty fighters" ("eight soldiers and thirty-two VDP") and added that "at least 50 terrorists" had been "neutralised" in a "response", notably from the air.
Nigeria’s ruling party wins local election in northern state/in /by
The collection of results in another state, Adamawa (northeast), where an election had to be reorganized for the same reasons, was suspended after the usurpation of the role of returning officer by the local representative of the Electoral Commission (INEC).
55 migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean/in /by
The migrants from Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eritrea, Nigeria, Palestine, Sudan and Somalia. They were sighted in international waters according to the Emergency Life Support head of mission. Their boat was “drifting away from the Libyan coasts”, as its outboard engine was out of service since hours.
At least 33 people killed by gunmen in northwest Nigeria/in /by
Gunmen have attacked a village in northwest Nigeria and killed at least 33 people, a local official said Sunday.
Sudan: Growing calls for end of hostilities/in /by
Since the infighting between General al Burhan who heads the army and General Hamdane Daglo who leads the RSF, broke Saturday (Apr. 15), airstrikes and shelling intensified in parts of Khartoum and the adjoining city of Omdurman.
Sudan: The battle for power between two generals/in /by
Under mounting international and regional pressure, the armed forces and the RSF signed a preliminary deal in December with pro-democracy and civilian groups. But the internationally brokered agreement provided only broad outlines, leaving the thorniest political issues unsettled.