Egypt national dialogue marred by wave of arrests/in /by
Football supporters jailed, presidential candidates behind bars, human rights activists put on a "terrorist list"... NGOs accuse Egyptian authorities of repression one month into the country's national dialogue.
Fighting resumes in Khartoum as truce ends, Egypt introduces entry visa for all Sudanese/in /by
The latest in a series of ceasefire agreements enabled civilians to stock up on essential supplies or flee. Egypt reversed Saturday (June 10) a visa exemption for children, women and people over 50. All citizens of neighbouring Sudan will nave have to obtain visas before crossing the border.
Pope Francis recovering well but to skip Sunday’s public prayer – Doctor/in /by
Pope Francis, “wisely” following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing after undergoing surgery on Wednesday (June 7). He will therefore pray the noon (UTC +2) prayer in his hospital room, and faithful are encouraged to join in the prayer.
Travellers react as Mali’s train completes commercial trip after resuming service/in /by
The passenger train line connecting Mali's capital to the country's West arrived in Bamako Saturday (June 10) after the inaugural trip of locomotive CC2207 for SOPAFER-Mali. The train left Kayes the previous day to undergo a 400-kilometre trip.
Senegal: Invaluable archives destroyed during unrest at Dakar’s main university/in /by
Students from Dakar's Cheikh Anta Diop University are attempting to rescue some 200,000 university documents that were burnt during the deadly protests following the two-year prison sentence handed down to opponent Ousmane Sonko.
Mali’s sole passenger train resumes service after a 5-year hiatus/in /by
Mali's passenger train service, linking Bamako with the west of the country, resumed commercial operations on June 9 after a five-year break, the transport ministry said.Passengers rushed to buy tickets after news that the service had resumed, according to pictures posted by the ministry on Twitter.
Six civilians killed in extremist attack in Mogadishu beachside hotel/in /by
Police in Somalia say nine people, including three soldiers, were killed in Friday (June 9) night’s extremist attack on a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu.
S.A: Exhibition confronts destruction of African wildlife/in /by
Africa's fauna is at the heart of Roger Ballen's latest exhibition. The artist explores through installations and multimedia works the troubled relationship between humans and nature.
CAR: Tanzanian peacekeepers to be repatriated after abuse claims/in /by
The UN announced a unit of 60 peacekeepers from Tanzania was to be repatriated from the Central African Republic following serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse. Credible evidence were found against 11 members of the unit.
Somalia: Security forces end hotel siege claimed by Al-Shabaab/in /by
Early Saturday (June 10), Somali state media reported that the security forces had brought to an end the siege of a hotel in the capital Mogadishu. The police said 6 civilians were killed and 10 people injured.