Text by : FRANCE 24 The head of the military junta has said he aims to recapture 40% of the country’s territory, as the deadly insurgency continues. Burkina Faso‘s military junta declared Thursday a “general mobilisation” to give the state “all necessary means” to combat a string of terrorist attacks since the start of this year. The…
A Moroccan court has sharply increased the jail sentences handed down against three men convicted of “indecent assault” for the repeated rape of an 11-year-old girl in a case that sparked public outrage. The appeals court in Rabat, Morocco‘s capital, sentenced one man to 20 years in prison early Friday and the other two to 10.…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP MALI Jihadists affiliated to Islamic State group have taken Tidermene in Mali, further isolating the regional capital Menaka. This is according to officials and witnesses who spoke Wednesday (Apr.12) to AFP journalists. Tidermene’s fall follows months of fighting by Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) to seize the northeastern…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP SUDAN The Sudanese government has announced that it will take the first step towards the creation of a new state in the country’s western region of Darfur, which is bordered by Chad and the Central African Republic, by the end of the year. “There have been 24 deaths since late…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP – AP EGYPT Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday (Apr. 12) greeted his Emirati counterpart at the Cairo International Airport. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan was accompanied by a delegation comprising the UAE’s Vice president and several ministers. The Emirati leader tweeted that he and the Egyptian president…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP GHANA A new malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University has been given the green light by Ghanaian authorities for use in that country, a first for the much-hyped vaccine, according to a statement released Thursday. The R21/Matrix-M vaccine, developed by Oxford University scientists and manufactured by the Serum Institute of…
By Rédaction Africanews and BBC KENYA Going forward, UK soldiers could be tried for murder, amongst other grave offences, committed against Kenyans in Kenya. Kenyan MPs voted Wednesday (Apr. 12) to amend a defence agreement with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The amended deal will now go to…
Summary Government sources said an investigation had been opened. Military generals toppled Bashir on April 11, 2019 after months of protests. Late on Monday, groups sympathetic to the Bashir government attacked pro-democracy protesters in Kober. The incident was close to Kober prison, where Bashir awaits trial over the 1989 coup. By REUTERS Khartoum The United…
Summary The UNHCR announced earlier this month that it was suspending asylum activities worldwide. Tunisia’s Interior Ministry said police intervened at the request of the UNHCR and 80 migrants had been detained. Migrants told journalists in a text message that they had been unjustly vacated and got sacked after Saied’s speech. By AFP Tunisian police…
Summary Residents described M23 fighters as launching a manhunt in Kishishe on November 29. Over 900,000 people have fled its advance, the International Organisation for Migration says. Fabrice, a resident of Kishishe, said that M23 rebels forced him to dig graves. The wounds of its occupation are still fresh, and an air of uncertainty hangs…