Yemen: Houthis arrest 11 UN staff after deadly Israeli strike
The United Nations said Yemen’s Houthis detained at least 11 UN staff during raids on UN offices on August 31st...
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Gaza aid flotilla aims to break Israel’s siege amid famine
Multiple boats carrying humanitarian aid set sail on August 31st, for the destination of Gaza, according to Middle East Eye. The...
Yemen: Houthi prime minister killed in Israeli air strike
The Houthis announced on August 30th that their prime minister, Ahmed al-Rahawi, was killed together with several other officials in...
More than 800 killed in Afghanistan earthquake
An earthquake in a mountainous region of Afghanistan has killed over 800 people and injured 2,500 people, The New Arab...
Widespread repression across Libya fuels UN concerns
Both rival governments in Libya have embarked on a policy of repression amid militia violence and political discontent as reported...
Tunisian rights groups reel from latest blow to freedom
Tunisian rights groups and journalists have denounced the dissolution of the National Authority for Access to Information by the Tunisian...
Tunisia part of Kaduna Film Festival, championing social progress
Tunisia is one of the 15 countries to have a film nomination accepted for the 2025 Kaduna Film Festival, according...
UN condemns torture and detention in Libya
The Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has decried the widespread practice of enforced disappearances across the...
Clashes raise concern over South Sudan’s fragile peace deal
Two days of clashes between government forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) have renewed concerns over...
Moroccan expert urges militia be labelled a terrorist group
In the Western Sahara, a militia group named the Polisario Front has waged a decades-long fight for independence. A Moroccan...
Egypt train derails and crashes, killing 3 and injures over 100
Egypt’s health ministry has announced that a train derailment has killed three people and injured 103 others, according to the...
Thousands of Sudanese artefacts stolen from national museum
Thousands of valuable artefacts have vanished from Sudan’s museums since the war broke out in 2023, reports Al-Monitor via AFP...
Sudan: RSF leader sworn in as head of parallel government
The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has been sworn in as the head of a...
Fitsum Assefa Adela: Investing in Africa’s green future
With the Second Africa Climate Summit just around the corner, many are asking whether Africa’s future will be defined by...
Academic association says Israel’s Gaza war constitutes genocide
The International Association of Genocide Scholars, representing nearly 500 experts worldwide, passed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza...