Former Senegalese leader Sall’s bid for UN top job in trouble after straw poll/in /by
Macky Sall’s bid to succeed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres could be in trouble after the Security Council’s first informal straw poll.
France and Italy boost border controls after migrant influx to Spanish enclave/in /by
France and Italy are boosting border controls after some 60,000 people crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, sparking one of the largest migrant crises for the European Union in years.
48,000 migrants return to Morocco after massive influx into Spanish enclave/in /by
Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain’s tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration debate in Europe and beyond. At least 57 migrants died on the journey.
Infantino drops plan to sell World Cup profits after worldwide pushback/in /by
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world.
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI marks 27th anniversary of accession to throne/in /by
A long list of world leaders, heads of state, and governors sent congratulatory messages to him.
Residents of Spanish enclave of Ceuta angered by mass influx of migrants/in /by
The border has now been reinforced and tens of thousands of people have since reportedly returned to Morocco voluntarily.
Algeria bus crash kills at least 27 and wounding dozens more/in /by
Tragedy struck Algeria Friday morning after a passenger bus veered off the road and plunged into a ravine near the coastal town of Boumerdes, east of Algiers.
Campaigners demand sanctuary for Johannesburg Zoo elephants/in /by
Behind the fences of Johannesburg Zoo, three elephants are at the centre of a growing legal battle. Animal welfare campaigners say captivity is no place for them and are asking the courts to order their transfer to a rewilding sanctuary.
Kenya: Fifteen elephants found dead of suspected pesticide poisoning/in /by
Initial investigations suggest they died after ingesting pesticides used on nearby tomato farms.
United Nations calls for an end to crackdown on civic freedoms in Uganda/in /by
Its human rights office says restrictions on civil liberties are creating fear among opposition supporters, journalists, activists, and civil society groups.