Mali: Air France resumes its flights after 2 months of suspension/in /by
Air France will resume serving Mali from Friday, but with a plane and crews from a third party company, the air carrier announced on Tuesday, which had suspended this route at the beginning of August in the wake of the putsch in neighboring Niger.
Mali: supporters of an influential imam postpone their demonstration for civilian rule/in /by
Supporters of a leading Malian religious and political figure, Imam Mahmoud Dicko, announced in a press release issued on Tuesday that they were postponing a planned march in Mali's capital to demand the return of civilian rule.
IMF says provided ‘$80 billion’ in financing, allocations since 2020/in /by
During a press conference on the occasion of the IMF's annual meeting with the World Bank in Marrakech on Tuesday (Oct. 10), the director of the body's Middle East and Central Asia Department insisted that the institution picked up speed to respond to challenges countries are faced with.
Burundi: Central Bank governor prosecuted for corruption/in /by
The governor of the Central Bank of Burundi was arrested and is being prosecuted in particular for "passive corruption" and "misappropriation of public property", according to a press release published Tuesday by the Ministry of Justice.
Algeria forces Francophone schools to adopt Arabic curriculum/in /by
Education Minister Abdelkrim Belabed said that no languages were being "targeted" in Algeria and noted that multilingualism was among the education system's major achievements.
Israel-Palestine: death toll rises sharply, as African nationals evacuated/in /by
The death toll on both sides continues to rise, after five days of ferocious fighting between Hamas and Israel, with Israel continuing its bombardment of Gaza on Wednesday.
Niger: French forces leave for Chad/in /by
French soldiers left their bases in Niger on Tuesday in a first ground convoy under local escort, "heading for Chad", said the military regime in power in Niamey since the end of July.
South Africa: rising amapiano star Tyla enters the Billboard charts/in /by
South Africa: rising amapiano star Tyla enters the Billboard charts
IMF warns global economic outlook growth to slow in 2024/in /by
"The global economy continues to recover from the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine showing remarkable resilience, yet growth remains slow and uneven. The global economy is limping along, not sprinting. Under our baseline forecast growth will slow from 3.5% last year to 3% this year and 2.9%
Kenyan publisher withdraws controversial school book depicting Prophet Muhammad/in /by
Mentor Publishing Company acknowledged the gravity of their mistake, regretting the inclusion of the controversial drawing in their book on Islamic studies designed for second-year primary school pupils.