Africa

Biden welcomes release of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina

US President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed the release of "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina by Rwanda. "Paul's family is eager to welcome him back to the United States, and I share their joy at today's good news," the president said in a statement. Biden thanked the Rwandan government for making the reunion possible, and ...

10:50 Et March 25, 2023

Morocco, Burkina Faso discuss strengthening health cooperation

The Moroccan Minister of Health and Social Protection Khalid Ait Taleb held talks, on Thursday in Rabat, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabe Abroad ...

16:11 Et March 24, 2023

Kenya receives 30,000 tonnes of wheat from Ukraine

Kenya on Monday received about 30,000 metric tonnes of wheat from Ukraine to help families affected by drought and famine. The donation is part of Ukraine's humanitarian programme. ...

16:15 Et March 21, 2023

Report: 43,000 estimated dead in Somalia drought last year

A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid Somalia’s longest drought on record last year and half of them likely were children under 5 years old. It is ...

11:34 Et March 21, 2023

French and US hostages freed in West Africa

A US aid worker and French journalist who had been kidnapped by militants in West Africa have been released. Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois were seen leaving a ...

17:00 Et March 20, 2023

Missing uranium in Libya reportedly found

Armed forces in eastern Libya say they have found about two and a half tonnes of uranium ore that were reported missing by the International Atomic Energy Agency. ...

17:36 Et March 16, 2023

Illness or clash with Tebboune: Lamamra to leave his position as Algeria's FM, his expected successor very hostile to Morocco

Algeria expects on Monday a governmental reshuffle that would include the position of Foreign Ministry, as Ramtane Lamamra is expected to leave after a year and 8 months ...

17:09 Et March 13, 2023

Mauritania says 3 escaped terrorist prisoners killed

The Mauritanian government said Saturday that three terrorist prisoners who escaped from prison were killed during a recapture operation. "Three terrorists were killed while the fourth was arrested ...

13:17 Et March 12, 2023

Algeria has responsibility to guarantee humanitarian access to Tindouf camps - Ambassador

Morocco stressed Algeria's responsibility, as host country, to guarantee safe and unrestricted humanitarian access to the Tindouf camps and to allow free registration of the detained populations in the camps, in accordance with its obligations and the provisions of international humanitarian law. In his speech at the 86th meeting of the UNHCR Standing Committee (7-9 ...

16:50 Et March 11, 2023

South African parliament passes resolution to downgrade ties with Israel

South Africa's parliament has voted in favor of a motion that will downgrade its embassy in Israel into a liaison office, following endless abuses against Palestinians, local media ...

10:55 Et March 10, 2023
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