Sudan conflict: Egypt hosts peace talks in Cairo/in /by
Egypt hosted a meeting of leaders from Sudan's six neighbouring countries in Cairo on Thursday to discuss the ongoing conflict in the northeastern African country.
DRC: mediator Uhuru Kenyatta calls for a “peaceful resolution” of the conflict/in /by
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, the facilitator of the peace talks in eastern DR Congo, held a meeting on Wednesday in Goma, in the heart of the conflict zone, at the end of which he reiterated a call to a "peaceful resolution" of the crisis.
Morocco to expand national carrier RAM in tourism sector boost/in /by
prime minister Azziz Akhannouch and RAM chief Hamid Addou signed a modernisation agreement in Rabat as part of a tourism development plan which aims to attract 65 million visitors annually to the country by 2037.
World Athletics keeps testosterone rules despite European court’s verdict/in /by
The lawyer representing South African runner Caster Semenya said she is disappointed by the reaction from World Athletics following the verdict from the European Court of Human Rights
Tunisia: Hundreds of migrants rescued from desert but remain in distress/in /by
In early July, hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa including children were rounded up and driven out of Sfax (central-eastern Tunisia), to inhospitable areas near Libya to the east, and Algeria to the west
Former Mozambique finance minister extradited to the US/in /by
Former Mozambique finance minister, Manuel Chang, was extradited to the US on Wednesday to face fraud and corruption allegations over a $2 billion scandal
Sudan conflict ‘on verge of turning into a civil war’ says UN Official/in /by
The head of the UN mission in Sudan, Volker Perthes, says the Sudan conflict could turn into an ethnic and tribal civil war as warring sides step up efforts to recruit fighters
Senegal: at least six dead in the capsizing of a canoe/in /by
According to the local media, it was a migrant boat and the death toll could be much higher, as these canoes are often packed and can contain dozens of people.
Ghana urged not to expel Burkinabae refugees fleeing jihadists/in /by
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has issued an urgent plea to the government of Ghana, urging it to immediately halt the expulsion of refugees from Burkina Faso.
Black Lives Matter marks ten-year anniversary/in /by
The Black Lives Matter movement is marking ten years of activism on Thursday, since it was founded in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in the United States.