Sudan: Crash of civilian plane kills nine/in /by
Nine people, including four soldiers, were killed Sunday evening when a civilian plane crashed at Port Sudan's airport, in the east of the country. The army said the crash of the Antonov plane was due to “technical” reasons, adding that a child had survived.
Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki lands in Italy following presidential pardon/in /by
Freed Egyptian researcher and Bologna University alumnus Patrick Zaki arrived back in Italy, on Sunday (Jul. 23). He left Egypt a few days after his presidential pardon by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Zaki vowed not to forget other activists still imprisoned.
Italy hosts conference to address migration across the Mediterranean/in /by
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday (Jul. 23) called for new, more equal relationships between Europe and migrants’ countries of origin and transit as she convened a summit of some 20 nations, EU officials and international organizations aimed at diminishing flows of illegal migration.
Many dead and injured as building collapses in Cameroon/in /by
A four-storey building collapses in Cameroon leaving many dead and injured as rescue workers continue to search the rubble for survivors
Freed Egyptian human rights activist pledges to continue work/in /by
Egyptian human rights campaigner, Patrick George Zaki, who was released from prison, insists he will continue to challenge injustice
Masai giraffes at increased risk after subspecies divides into two/in /by
Giraffes in Kenya and Tanzania could be at greater risk after researchers found a species had subdivided and made breeding less likely
Kenyan family demand answers over police killing/in /by
Relatives of a Kenyan man shot dead by police are demanding answers and say President Ruto is not doing enough to address concerns
Anti-gay protests held against Botswana LGBTQ bill/in /by
Hundreds of people have protested in Botswana against a bill which would legalise same-sex relations
Ruto meets with Chinese diplomat Wang Yi ahead of BRICS talks/in /by
Kenyan president, William Ruto has met with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi ahead of a meeting of BRICS members in Johannesburg
Senior South African says US cluster bomb decision will affect Africa/in /by
A senior figure in South Africa's National Assembly has said the decision by the US to provide cluster bombs to Ukraine could affect much of Africa