Africa

One dead, 16 migrants missing off Spain's Canary islands

At least one migrant drowned and 16 were missing after their dinghy capsized in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday night some 35 km (22 miles) off the Spanish island of Fuerteventura, a government official told reporters on Thursday. Emergency services rescued and transported about 41 people from the semi-sunken dinghy. The Coast Guard found one ...

11:58 Et February 5, 2022

UN urges Sudan to resolve political crisis through peaceful consultations

The United Nations mission in Sudan on Thursday called on the Sudanese authorities to resolve the current political crisis through peaceful consultations. Volker Perthes, head of the UN ...

20:00 Et February 4, 2022

Guinea-Bissau gov't confirms 11 dead after failed coup attempt

The minister of tourism and spokesman for the government of Guinea-Bissau, Fernando Vaz, confirmed on Wednesday 11 people died during the failed coup attempt that took place in ...

20:45 Et February 3, 2022

Africa and separatist movements: Countries reject separation, but support it within others!

The Chairperson of the African Commission, Moussa Faki, on Wednesday, warned during the meeting of the Executive Council of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, ...

15:28 Et February 3, 2022

Economic pain threatens social and political chaos in Tunisia

President Kais Saied says he will remake Tunisian politics in 2022 with a new constitution and parliament after seizing executive power last year in a move his foes ...

15:00 Et February 3, 2022

At least 50 civilians killed by militiamen in NE DR Congo

At least 50 people were killed by rebels of the Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) in a camp for displaced people in the northeastern Democratic Republic ...

19:00 Et February 2, 2022

Morocco's New Development Model, Example to Follow for Libya, European Research Centre Says

The Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies under the European University Institute (EUI) has highlighted the "originality" of the new development model of Morocco, calling it an example ...

11:36 Et January 31, 2022

Algerian, French presidents hold phone talks after months of diplomatic riffs

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday held phone talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron after months of diplomatic tension. According to a statement issued by the Algerian ...

18:01 Et January 30, 2022

Bourita Underlines Need to Clear Up Misunderstandings in order to Strengthen Africa-Europe Partnership

In order to strengthen the Africa-Europe partnership, it is necessary "to clear up misunderstandings on the migration phenomenon", said Thursday the minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita. In an address delivered by videoconference at a high-level meeting on "Migration and Mobility in the Africa-Europe partnership", organized by the Africa-Europe Foundation ...

11:19 Et January 28, 2022

Egypt, Algeria Call For Timely Elections In Libya

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday called for holding presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya simultaneously. Tebboune arrived in the Egyptian ...

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