Libyan authorities discover unidentified bodies in a former stronghold of the IS group/in /by
The National Authority for Searching and Identifying Missing People said its team recovered 17 of the 24 bodies found under destroyed buildings in the neighbourhood of al-Kambo in Sirte, about 450 kilometers (300 miles) east of the capital, Tripoli.
UAE lifts 2022 visa ban on Nigerians/in /by
The lifting of the ban this week was preceded by Emirates’s announcement in May that it would resume daily flights between Lagos and Dubai later this year in October.
Paris 2024: Olympic village set to host 14,000 athletes and officials/in /by
Athletes from around the world will soon converge to the Olympic village which will be home to 14,000 people during the Paris 2024 Games.
DRC: At least 70 dead in militia attack in Kinsele/in /by
The attack took place on Saturday in the village of Kinsele, about 100 km east of the capital, Kinshasa.
Congo/IMF: Civil society criticizes fund management/in /by
Several civil society members and political actors express concerns about governance issues. They argue that the ongoing crisis and current cash flow tensions in Congo highlight significant shortcomings.
Sergey Lavrov calls for Security Council reform and criticizes western dominance/in /by
Lavrov also stressed the need for rebalancing global economic structures, advocating against monopolies in finance, trade, and technology regulation.
Macron accepts PM’s resignation amid new immigration law changes/in /by
These measures, part of a broader immigration reform, have been met with significant opposition from the left and human rights activists, who have labeled the laws as "inhumane" and "arbitrary." Despite partial rejections by the Constitutional Council, the law was enacted in January 2023.
200 more Kenyan police deployed to tackle Haiti violence/in /by
Kenyan police confirmed the officers' safe arrival and cooperation with Haitian police. Legal hurdles delayed the deployment, but a bilateral agreement with Haiti was secured in March.
Putin drives a new Russian Lada sedan on just opened final segment of Moscow-St Petersburg highway/in /by
Putin took the wheel of the Lada Aura sedan, a new model of the Russian automaker Avtovaz, of which mass production is due to start this fall amidst sanctions that significantly reduced the import of western branded cars into the country.
30-day custody for Kenyan man accused of killing 42 women/in /by
In Kenya, a judge has decided that a man who allegedly admitted to killing and dismembering 42 women between 2022 and 2024, beginning with his wife, must remain in custody for 30 days as the investigation continues.