South Sudan president Kiir sacks top officials
Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, has sacked two of his vice-presidents, the country's spy chief and other senior officials,...
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UN calls for former Niger leader to be released
The United Nations working group on arbitrary detention called for the immediate freeing of the former leader of Niger Mohamed...
Six arrested in France after migrant bodies found on beach
Six people have been arrested by authorities in France after the bodies of two migrants were found on beach in...
Arsène Wenger launches FIFA development project in Egypt
Arsène Wenger, former Arsenal manager and current FIFA chief of global football development, launched a FIFA-backed talent development initiative in...
Sudanese army to form new government
The Sudanese army has called for diplomatic support for a new government that it says it plans to form once...
Egypt to host emergency Palestine summit
Egypt announced on February 9th that it will host an emergency Arab summit on February 27th to discuss the ongoing...
Displaced Sudanese return to homes now under army control
Hundreds of Sudanese displaced by the civil war are returning to their homes in villages and cities in Al-Gezira state...
Egypt condemns Israeli call for Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia
Egypt has condemned comments by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in which he suggested that a Palestinian state could be established...
Nearly 50 migrant bodies discovered in Libyan mass graves
Officials say Libyan authorities found almost 50 bodies of migrants in two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert, reported...
25 civilians killed in convoy ambush, says Mali army
25 civilians were killed and 13 others injured in an insurgent ambush of a military-escorted convoy near the city of...
Algeria and Germany sign energy memorandum of understanding
The state gas company Sonelgaz in Algeria and Siemens Energy in Algeria signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at...
Niger ruling junta expels Red Cross
The military junta ruling Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to leave the country, according to...
France to hand over last military base in Côte d’Ivoire
France will hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on February 20th, further...
Rwanda-backed Congo rebels declare ceasefire in Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels who took control of the eastern DR Congo city of Goma have declared a unilateral ceasefire in the...
Algeria warns of ‘irreparable split’ with France
President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune criticised a "toxic climate" in relations with France and established conditions for resuming dialogue with...
