“We intend to appeal”: lawyer for Mauritania’s ex-president/in /by
Following the sentencing to five years in prison of Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Monday, his lawyer said they intend to appeal the decision.
Tanzania: Death toll from landslides rises to 68/in /by
Torrential downpours at the weekend washed away vehicles and brought down buildings in the hillside town, 300 kilometres (185 miles) north of the capital Dodoma
Mauritania: Ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz sentenced to five years in jail/in /by
Mr. Aziz received the heaviest sentence of all the defendants. The court cleared two former prime ministers and two former ministers, and handed down sentences against others, the most severe of which was a two-year suspended sentence and six months' imprisonment.
Ban on Second-Hand Clothing Threatens Livelihoods in Uganda/in /by
The importation of second-hand clothes is often criticized by governments on the African continent, denouncing its negative impact on the local textile industry.
Russian officials visit Niger to strengthen military ties/in /by
A Russian delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Defense arrived in Niamey to discuss with the military authorities, who came to power during a coup d'état at the end of July, the latter announced on Monday on national radio.
Libya dismantles illegal gold mining network/in /by
An illegal gold mining network operating in the Libyan desert and employing Chinese, Chadians and Nigeriens has been dismantled, the Prosecutor's Office announced on the night of Sunday to Monday.
S. Africa: Cape Town school draws future opera stars/in /by
In Cape Town, musical talents are being attracted to South Africa's only opera school.
Guinea-Bissau: Parliament dissolved after “coup attempt”/in /by
“The date of the next legislative elections will be set at the appropriate time, in accordance with the provisions (...) of the Constitution ,” says a presidential decree communicated to the press.
Marrakech Film Festival Awards Etoile d’Or to Groundbreaking Moroccan/in /by
FilmFaced with a lack of archival footage, she ingeniously employs a model of her childhood neighborhood in Casablanca and figurines to narrate her family's past, set against the backdrop of the violently suppressed "hunger riots" in June 1981 in Casablanca.
Mali: the army claims to have repelled 4 jihadist attacks/in /by
The Malian army claimed on Sunday to have repelled four "terrorist" attacks in four localities in the north of the country, including one in the town of Ménaka, surrounded by Islamic State jihadists.