UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Born out of World War II’s devastation to save succeeding generations from the scourge of conflict, the United Nations officially marks its 75th anniversary Monday at an inflection point in history, navigating a polarized world as it faces a pandemic, regional conflicts, a shrinking economy and growing inequality. Criticized for spewing…
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Sudan is apparently prepared to join the UAE and Bahrain in normalizing relations with the Israeli regime in return for over $3 billion in economic aid, a new report reveals. A “decisive” meeting is to be held in Abu Dhabi on Monday on a possible normalization agreement between Sudan and Israel, a…
The U.S. administration has decided on a plan that entails the suspension of financial assistance for Ethiopia due to the country’s dispute with Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project which has been under construction since 2011. Located on the Blue Nile River, this huge endeavor was first proposed by Ethiopian Emperor…
Mozambican troops are failing to recapture a port town from Islamist militants which is important for developing one of the largest natural gas reserves in Africa, as the country – three years into an Islamist insurgency – becomes yet another “resource-curse” state, writes Mozambique analyst Joseph Hanlon. President Filipe Nyusi is finally facing the reality…
Opposition figures reacted angrily on Tuesday after Ivory Coast’s top court rejected 40 candidates for upcoming presidential elections, validating the contested bid of head of state Alassane Ouattara but sidelining his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo. Also barred was former rebel leader turned prime minister Guillaume Soro, 47, a onetime Ouattara ally who had been sentenced to…
Mali’s ruling junta said on Wednesday that it is making moves to appoint interim president This comes after West African leaders imposed economic sanctions after the coup, but they appear to have had a limited effect so far. Junta meeting with ECOWAS in Ghana ECOWAS leaders had given one week for a civilian interim president…
Fayez al-Sarraj, PM of internationally-recognised gov’t, cites progress in talks to unify state and prepare for polls. Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of Libya’s internationally-recognised government, has said he wants to quit by the end of October and hand over power to a new executive authority as efforts to find a political solution to the country’s…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Tuesday demanding that all countries enforce the widely violated U.N. arms embargo on Libya, withdraw all mercenaries from the North African nation. The council also called for political talks and a cease-fire in the war, stressing it has no military solution. The vote was…
Move comes as angry protesters set fire to vehicles in Bangolo while police forces fire tear gas, witnesses say. Ivory Coast’s top court on Monday cleared the path for President Alassane Ouattara to seek a contentious third term, as protests turned violent in several cities and fears grew of a repeat of the conflict that…
According to a report published by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), just over two million people – or about half of the population of the Central African Republic, live in a state of acute food insecurity. Rachida Abdoulaye, who lives in the Bornu district of Bria, checks every morning…