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Tunisia president names new interior minister after sacking PM, parliament
Jul 30, 2021 04:51Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed a new interior minister days after seizing control of the government and freezing the parliament, pledging to protect civil rights and respect freedoms.
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France killed 19 civilians in Mali in Jan., violated intl. human rights law: Report
Jul 27, 2021 13:52A report by a UK-based investigative group says an airstrike by France in Mali early this year killed 19 civilians and was a “complete violation of international human rights and international humanitarian law.”
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Hamas blasts Israel’s observer status at African Union as ‘shocking, reprehensible’
Jul 25, 2021 03:04Hamas has strongly condemned the decision to grant the Israeli regime observer status at the African Union (AU), describing the move as “shocking and reprehensible.”
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UN: Years-long conflict in NE Nigeria killed 324,000 children under five
Jun 24, 2021 11:04A report released by the United Nations on Thursday says a 12-year-old conflict in northeast Nigeria has caused the deaths of some 324,000 children under five.
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Ethiopians vote in delayed general elections
Jun 21, 2021 10:51Ethiopians have flocked to the polls to take part in long-delayed general elections affected by conflict and famine in the northern Tigray region.
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Surging COVID-19 cases in Africa 'very, very concerning': WHO
Jun 18, 2021 13:41The World Health Organization voiced alarm Friday at surging COVID-19 cases across Africa, with the spread of new more contagious variants even as vaccination rates remain dangerously low.
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WHO says Africa experiencing third COVID-19 wave as virus cases continue to rise
Jun 17, 2021 14:08Coronavirus infections in Africa are surging as a third wave of the pandemic gathers pace on the continent, fueled by the spread of more contagious variants, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
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Thousands fled violence after Burkina Faso massacre: UN
Jun 08, 2021 12:32More than 3,300 people have fled their homes in a village in northern Burkina Faso following the country's worst massacre in six years, the United Nations said.
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WHO chief says vaccine inequality has caused ‘two-track pandemic’
Jun 08, 2021 07:07World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says vaccine inequality between rich and poor countries has created “a two-track pandemic.”
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Ugandan minister hurt in assassination attempt, daughter killed
Jun 01, 2021 14:08Gunmen have opened fire on a car carrying Uganda's transport minister in what police described as a “targeted drive-by shooting,” wounding the former army commander and killing his daughter and driver.