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Man accused of attempted assassination of Mali president dies in custody
A man accused of attempting to stab Mali's interim President Assimi Goita last week has died in hospital while in the custody of security services, the government said in a statement on Sunday. Goita, a special forces colonel who orchestrated two coups...
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Pirates kill 1, kidnap 15 crew of Turkish ship off Africa
Pirates attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the West African coast, kidnapping 15 sailors and killing one, officials said Sunday. Turkey’s Maritime Directorate said the crew initially locked themselves in a safe area but the pirates forced entry after six...
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Riots erupt in South Africa over jailing of ex-president Zuma
Protestors are burning trucks, commercial property and blocking major roads in KwaZulu-Natal province Violent rioting has erupted in two South African provinces against the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, with supporters blocking roads and...
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Mali interim president attacked during Eid Al Adha prayers
It was not immediately clear whether he had been wounded. Two armed men, including one who wielded a knife, attacked Mali’s interim president Assimi Goita on Tuesday in the great mosque in the capital Bamako, according to an AFP journalist. The attack...
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Neymar extends PSG contract until 2025: Club
Brazil forward Neymar has signed a new contract with Paris St Germain that will keep him in the French capital until 2025, the Ligue 1 club said on Saturday. The 29-year-old Neymar, who joined PSG in 2017 from Spanish club Barcelona for a record transfer...
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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Biden hopes violence ending 'sooner than later
US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Israel has a right to defend itself but after speaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he hopes violent clashes with Palestinians will end quickly. “I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu not too long...
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Eid Al Fitr: Niger, Mali, Ivory Coast celebrate on Wednesday
The government of Niger Republic has announced the sighting of the Shawwal moon, bringing an end to the fasting month of Ramadan. Eid Al Fitr is being celebrated on Wednesday. This was disclosed by Niger Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, who also...
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Denis Sassou N'Guesso and Faure Gnassingbé call for inclusive transition in Chad
The Congolese head of state and his Togolese counterpart called on 14 May in Brazzaville for an inclusive transition in Chad, while expressing their commitment to peace and unity in that country. The two heads of state spoke during a visit by President...
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Covid: Pandemic to be 'far more deadly' this year, WHO warns
The World Health Organization issued a grim warning on Friday that the second year of Covid-19 was set to be “far more deadly”, as Japan extended a state of emergency amid growing calls for the Olympics to be scrapped. “We’re on track for the second year...
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Financing of African economies: Denis Sassou N'Guesso expected at Paris summit
Denis Sassou N'Guesso and Emmanuel Macron The Congolese president will take part in Paris, France, at the invitation of his counterpart Emmanuel Macron, at the summit on the financing of African economies. At least 18 heads of state and government will...
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New Ebola case detected in eastern Congo
DR Congo on Sunday announced a “resurgence” of Ebola in the country’s troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of a previous epidemic. “We have another episode of the Ebola virus in the east,”...
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Two new variants of coronavirus found in England under investigation
Two new Covid-19 variants, one of which has been classified as a "concern", have been identified in England with some similarities to the South African and Brazilian variants, a government advisory scientific committee said on Tuesday. One of the new...
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India protest: Farmers swarm Red Fort, hoist pennant
Protesting farmers on Tuesday swarmed the Red Fort during a 'tractor rally' on Republic Day amid police attempts to block them from proceeding towards central Delhi, barged into the 17th century monument, climbed up the ramparts and waved farmer union...
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India: 19 killed, 34 injured in firecracker factory blast
At least 19 people were killed and dozens hurt in a blast at a firecracker factory in India, authorities said Saturday. The blast on Friday afternoon in Virudhunagar district was one of the worst such incidents in years in the southern state of Tamil...
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Anger over arrests in Myanmar at anti-coup protests
Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup sustained mass protests for an eighth straight day on Saturday as continuing arrests of junta critics added to anger over the detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Thousands assembled in the business hub, Yangon,...
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Touchdown: Perseverance ready to search for life on Mars
Nasa announced on Thursday that the Perseverance rover has touched down on the surface of Mars after successfully overcoming a risky landing phase known as the “seven minutes of terror.” Ground controllers at the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
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US return to 2015 Paris Agreement becomes official
The US return to the 2015 Paris Agreement became official on Friday, paving the way for climate actions through its domestic and international policies while creating millions of "green" jobs. But what does that mean for the global climate action? Climate...
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WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash
Facebook Inc's WhatsApp said on Thursday it will go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will allow users to read it at "their own pace" and will also display a banner providing additional information. In January, the messaging platform...
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Plane crashes in South Sudan: At least 10 people killed
Ten people, including the two pilots, died when a plane crashed Tuesday at an airstrip in South Sudan's Jonglei state, the region's governor said. "It was with great shock and horror to receive the news of the plane crash (HK-4274) of South Sudan Supreme...
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Myanmar coup: Three protesters killed as workers go on strike
Three anti-coup protesters were shot dead in Myanmar on Monday as demonstrators across the country sought to paralyse the economy with strike action following a weekend of night raids and arrests. The country has been in turmoil since a February 1 coup...
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Explosions reported in two cities in Ethiopia
Two explosions went off in two different cities in Ethiopia’s Amhara state, which neighbours the northern state of Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces. The explosions were reported in Bahir Dar and Gondar, Amhara’s communication office...
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Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco, 53 dead in Philippines
Vietnam was bracing for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall in the country’s central coast early on Sunday, as the death toll in the Philippines rose to 53 from that country’s deadliest storm this year. Packing winds of up to 165 kph (103 mph), Vamco is forecast...
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Liverpool's Salah tests positive for coronavirus, says Egyptian FA
Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has tested positive for the coronavirus on the eve of Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo, the Egyptian Football Association said on Friday. "The medical swab conducted on the mission of our first national...
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Fears grow of new Western Sahara war
The Western Sahara’s Polisario Front group said on Friday that Morocco had broken their ceasefire and “ignited war”, but Rabat denied there had been any armed clashes between the sides and said the three-decade truce remained in place. The Polisario representative...
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Twenty migrants drown in Libya shipwreck, bodies wash ashore: UN
Twenty migrants are thought to have drowned off the coast of Libya in a shipwreck this week, the United Nations migration agency said on Friday, as bodies from an earlier accident continued to wash ashore. The second shipwreck, a wooden boat that left...