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Wine from Brazil’s unsung savannah makes a splash/in /by
With its predominantly tropical climate, Brazil is far less known for wine than fellow South American producers Argentina and Chile -- never mind France.
At least 5 Tunisian migrants dead and 7 missing in shipwreck/in /by
Five Tunisian migrants are dead and seven other people are missing after the sinking of a makeshift boat that left the coast of Sfax in central-eastern Tunisia on Monday, AFP learned from judicial sources.
Niger scraps jail sentence for head of group supporting military/in /by
The Niamey Court of Appeal overturns the nine-month prison sentence handed to Abdoulaye Seydou, head of a leading activist group which supports the ruling military, his entourage said.
Ethiopian MPs approve state of emergency in Amhara region/in /by
An air strike has killed at least 26 people in Ethiopia's embattled Amhara region, a hospital official and a resident said on Monday, as deadly clashes rock the region.
US expresses worry over Niger junta plan to charge President Bazoum/in /by
"We are incredibly dismayed by reports that President Bazoum's unjust detention has gone even a step further," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.
Egypt’s Sissi hosts Jordanian, Palestinian leaders to discuss ‘two-state solution’/in /by
Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi on Monday (Aug. 14) welcomed King Abdullah II of Jordan in the northern coastal city of El Alamein. The leaders were then joined by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas.
Senegal’s main opposition coalition loses one of its founding parties/in /by
The block formalized its breakaway with one of its founding parties late last week.
Niamey residents welcome plans to prosecute former president/in /by
The possible trial of former Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum was a hot topic in Niamey on Monday (Aug. 14). Some residents of the capital backed the plan the ruling junta announced late Sunday. The military said in an address Bazoum would be tried for “high treason” and undermining state security.
Ghana opposition warn president on Niger troop plans/in /by
Lawmakers from the opposition are urging President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana to immediately halt all preparations towards deploying Ghanaian soldiers for this endeavor.
Ghana opposition warn president on Niger troop plans/in /by
Lawmakers from the opposition are urging President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana to immediately halt all preparations towards deploying Ghanaian soldiers for this endeavor.