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'Invisible': Ethnic Albanians complain of erasure in Serbia
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» MEDVEDJA, Serbia: On paper, Alimja B. no longer exists in Serbia.
Nigeria's president inaugurates cabinet to tackle economic, security woes
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» ABUJA - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday swore in a cabinet of 45 ministers, urging them to build public trust as his new government takes on Nigeria's huge economic and security challenges.
Regional diplomacy in Niger crisis reflects cross-border ties
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» KANO, Nigeria: Religious leaders and politicians in northern Nigeria have opened back-door channels in a frantic attempt to stave off military intervention in coup-stricken Niger.
'Vigilance is key': Al Shabaab threat rising in Kenya's northeast
AFP, Published on 23/07/2023
» NAIROBI: In Kenya's rural northeast, roadside bombs and beheadings that killed two dozen people last month appear to be part of a troubling escalation of violence by Al-Qaeda-linked Islamists, analysts say.
Mali junta holds vote on new constitution
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» BAMAKO - Malians went to the polls on Sunday to pass judgement on the governing junta's constitution, which has fuelled speculation that the country's strongman ruler will seek election.
Six civilians killed in Somalia hotel siege
AFP, Published on 10/06/2023
» MOGADISHU, Somalia: Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Islamist Al-Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday.
Uganda says 54 peacekeepers killed in Somalia attack
AFP, Published on 04/06/2023
» KAMPALA: Some 54 Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said, in one of the worst recent attacks by Al-Shabaab jihadists.
Southern African troops to deploy against rebels in east DRCongo
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» WINDHOEK - Southern African countries on Monday agreed to deploy forces to help quell violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed groups have terrorised civilians for decades.
Italian firm gears up to restart works on Total's Mozambique gas project
AFP, Published on 01/03/2023
» JOHANNESBURG - An Italian firm contracted by French energy giant TotalEnergies said on Wednesday it was gearing up to resume work on a Mozambique gas project that was halted for security reasons in 2021 as soon as in July.
Nigeria tallies votes for new president
AFP, Published on 26/02/2023
» LAGOS - Nigeria was counting ballots on Sunday, a day after a historically tight election among three frontrunners competing for the presidency of Africa's most populous nation.