Head of Ennahda’s legal office says Kais Saied responsible for its leader’s safety movement’s headquarters and all its supporters. TUNIS, Tunisia Tunisia’s Ennahda Movement blamed President Kais Saied on Wednesday for calls to hold protests in front of its headquarters and in front of the home of its leader Rachid Ghannouchi. The defense committee of…
Move signals union’s intention to improve ties with Africa’s biggest trade partner, says Kenyan press. ANKARA The African Union will open a permanent mission in the Chinese capital Beijing this year, the Kenyan press reported Wednesday. The move signals the union’s intention to improve ties between Africa and China, the continent’s biggest trading partner, said…
AU Heads of State approve move following request from Tanzania’s vice president. NAIROBI, Kenya The Africa Union, which is made up of 55 member states, has officially adopted Swahili as an official working language. The approval comes following a request by Tanzanian Vice President Philip Mpango, who argued that over 100 million people in Africa…
Scarcity of grazing land, water resources put communities on edge of survival. KILINDI, Tanzania Besides conflicts pitting humans against wildlife, the East African country of Tanzania is also grappling with clashes between farmers and cattle herders, who have often killed each other in their pursuit of grazing land and dwindling water resources. Amid rising population…
Foreign Minister Essa Kayd says Somaliland, Taiwan share ‘common values, democratic government’. ISTANBUL The top diplomat of Somaliland is leading a delegation to self-ruled Taiwan where they met President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday. “This historic visit marks an important milestone in the strong and cordial relationships between our two countries,” Essa Kayd, Somaliland’s minister of…
The UN Security Council expressed “serious concern” Wednesday over Burkina Faso’s “unconstitutional change of government” last month, but chose not to describe it as a military coup or even condemn it outright. After negotiations diplomatic sources called difficult, the council unanimously adopted their formal declaration, which “took note” of Burkina Faso’s suspension from the Economic Community of…
No immediate claim of responsibility for the attack at W National Park, which also wounded 10 people. Five rangers and a soldier have been killed and 10 others wounded in an ambush by unidentified assailants in a northern Benin park, its management said. “In the afternoon of Tuesday February 8, a team of rangers was…
Spanish firm responsible for deadly blast last month that killed 13 people in western Ghana. ACCRA, Ghana Ghana announced Tuesday that it is fining a Spanish company $6 million for an explosion last month in the small western town of Apiatse that killed 13 people and caused immense structural damage. The move follows a report…
Advertisements claiming army is seeking to recruit people as young as 15 have been doing the rounds. JOHANNESBURG The South African National Defense Force (SANDF) has refuted claims that it hires young children to join the army after advertisements were posted on social media by unknown individuals. “The recent use of various social media platforms…
41 women and 5 children among those rescued, state news agency reports. FES, Morocco Moroccan Coast Guard units rescued at least 256 irregular migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean from Feb. 5-8, a local news agency said Tuesday. The migrants, most of whom were from Sub-Saharan Africa, included 41 women and five children,…