Libya’s coastguard has intercepted an inflatable boat carrying 138 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s western coast on Wednesday, the country’s navy said. More than half of the migrants were from Sudan, while the rest were from other African countries. Nine women and three children were among the group, an AFP correspondent said. They were all…
Egypt said it may seek around $1 billion in compensation after a giant container vessel blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week and roiled shipping markets. The figure is a rough estimate of losses linked to transit fees, damages incurred during the dredging and salvage efforts, the cost of the equipment, and labor, Suez…
Demolition of structures and removal of land occupiers without a court order is unconstitutional, says advocate. The establishment and operation of the City of Cape Town’s Anti-Land Invasion Unit (ALIU) is unlawful, because it is mandated to demolish structures without needing a court order, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) argued in the Western…
GYPTO Pharma will be one of the state’s arms to produce safe and effective medication at suitable prices for Egyptian citizens. President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has inaugurated on Thursday Egyptian medical city GYPTO Pharma, which was established in line with state-of-the-art technologies. GYPTO Pharma will be one of the state’s arms to produce safe and effective…
Is the West’s growing appetite for cobalt, a metal vital for electric cars, causing birth defects in the Democratic Republic of Congo? In the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increasing numbers of babies are being born with horrific birth defects. Some of this, scientists say, is due to a huge…
The ‘Ever Given’ container ship which was stranded at the Egypt’s Suez Canal has since been freed but the efforts to free the ship which was stuck for nearly a week continues to be discussed. Two workers who helped salvage the stricken container ship said on Wednesday that some people were “shedding tears” when the…
Tens of thousands of Tigrayans are reportedly being driven from their homes by Amhara militia over a land dispute. The dusty buses keep coming, dozens a day, mattresses, chairs and baskets piled on top. They stop at schools hurriedly turned into camps, disgorging families who describe fleeing from ethnic Amhara militia in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.…
Gunfire lasted for about 30 minutes early on Wednesday morning, two days ahead of inauguration of new president, Reuters reports. Heavy gunfire was heard near Niger’s presidency in the capital, Niamey, in the early hours of Wednesday, two days ahead of the swearing-in of president-elect Mohamed Bazoum, according to Reuters and AFP news agency. Heavy…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has handed over a symbolic euro to the Government of Mali and UNESCO for damage inflicted on the people of Mali people and the international community by the destruction of cultural properties in Timbuktu in 2012. The ruling on the award had been handed down in 2016 following a landmark…
A close associate of Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, Amadou Soumahoro, has been reappointed as head of the National Assembly, following the 6 March legislative elections won by the ruling party “At the end of the vote, the candidate Amadou Soumahoro, having obtained the absolute majority of votes cast, is declared elected president of the National…