Africa
India, Tanzania eye expanded trade in local currencies
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan holds talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi NEW DELHI Indian Prime...
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Sudan, Iran normalize ties after 7-year hiatus
Khartoum and Tehran will reopen embassies in coming period and exchange official delegations, says statement KHARTOUM, Sudan Sudan and Iran...
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South Africa calls for cessation of hostilities between Israel, Palestine
Pretoria says region is in desperate need of a credible peace process JOHANNESBURG The South African government has called for...
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Morocco starts disbursing $250 monthly stipend to quake-hit families
Nearly 2.8M people affected after Sept. 8 tremors, according to official figures RABAT, Morocco Morocco on Friday began disbursing a...
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Morocco gets back 250M-year-old fossil species from US
The three fossils are Mosasaurus skull, Basilosaurid jaw, and Cetacean whale vertebra RABAT, Morocco Morocco on Friday announced it has...
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African Union endorses Somalia’s peacekeepers drawdown pause request
Amid military setbacks, Mogadishu asks for pause to African Union's 2nd-phase troop drawdown of 3,000 peacekeepers from Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia...
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Gunmen kidnap 9 in Nigeria’s northwest state: Witnesses
Attackers storm community in convoy of motorcycles LAGOS, Nigeria Gunmen have abducted at least nine individuals, including women, in Nigeria's...
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Ethiopia says government committed to preservation of human rights
It comes 3 days after UN experts warned ‘imminent risk of atrocity crimes’ in Ethiopia MOGADISHU, Somalia The Ethiopian Foreign...
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Senegal president dissolves government
Macky Sall sets up new government under current prime minister: Official DOUALA, Cameroon Senegal's President Macky Sall dissolved members of...
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Tunisia thwarts 88 irregular migration attempts to cross into Europe in last 3 days
North African countries have witnessed attempts by migrants to reach Europe for years TUNIS, Tunisia Tunisia said Thursday that it...
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