Gabonese presidency defends social media shutdown/in /by
Authorities have defended the bad as necessary to preserve social cohesion, political stability, and national security
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump global tariffs/in /by
The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs illegal - a stunning rebuke of the president's signature economic policy that upended international trade
Five diamond miners trapped by mudslide presumed dead, South African minister says/in /by
Five diamond miners missing since Tuesday are now presumed dead, South African authorities said on Friday.
France denies deploying troops to DRC, says army is training Congolese forces/in /by
France has denied deploying troops to the DRC after a photo this week appeared to show French soldiers in Kisangani.
First Friday of Ramadan sees mass prayers at al Aqsa and shattered Gaza/in /by
Tens of thousands pray at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy Israeli security as Ramadan begins, while families in Gaza mark the holy month among rubble and scarce aid.
UN Goodwill Ambassador Kristin Davis meets refugees in South Sudanese/in /by
The actor and 'Sex and the City' star said the humanitarian need was huge and called for urgent support for families.
‘Everything was removed’: Gambians share pain with FGM ban in balance/in /by
The procedure, which involves total or partial removal of girls' external genitalia, ignites strong passions in the tiny west African nation
Rights groups urge Senegal authorities to protect LGBT community amid wave of homophobia/in /by
International rights groups are calling on Senegal to protect the rights of LGBT people amid a wave of homophobia in the West African country.
Palestinians wait at West Bank checkpoint to enter Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers/in /by
Palestinian worshippers were at the Qalandiya checkpoint on Friday awaiting to cross from the Israeli-occupied West Bank into Jerusalem and attend the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ pledges $7 billion to rebuild Gaza/in /by
He also said five nations, including Morocco, had agreed to contribute troops to an international stabilisation force for the territory.