OTTAWA, Canada (MNTV) – Canada has strongly condemned reports of atrocities committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan’s western city of El-Fasher. “Canada is deeply concerned for civilians in El-Fasher, Sudan, and condemns in the strongest terms the reported mass killing of over 2,000 civilians by the Rapid Support Forc...
ABUJA, Nigeria (MNTV) — Nigeria’s Senate has passed a landmark bill aimed at tightening penalties for wildlife traffickers, marking a significant step toward combating the country’s growing role in the global illegal wildlife trade. The Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill imposes fines of up to $8,200 and prison sentences of up...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (MNTV) — Somali Minister of Commerce and Industry Mohamud Ahmed Adan (Geesood) held talks on Wednesday with Türkiye’s Ambassador to Somalia, Alper Aktas, to strengthen economic ties and expand cooperation between the two countries. The meeting, held at the ministry’s headquarters in Mogadishu, focused on identifying new oppo...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (MNTV) — The United Nations has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of breaching international arms embargoes after a confidential investigation found that Emirati-made military vehicles and British components were diverted to militias operating in Somalia and other conflict zones. According to the report presented to the...
LAGOS, Nigeria (MNTV) — The United States has revoked the visa of Nigerian author and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, amid a sweeping immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump’s renewed administration. Speaking Tuesday at his Lagos gallery, Kongi’s Harvest, Soyinka read aloud from a...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (MNTV) — Sudan’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday declared two senior officials from the World Food Program (WFP) persona non grata and ordered them to leave the country within 72 hours, according to the state-run SUNA news agency. The ministry said Laurent Bukera, head of the WFP office in Sudan, and Samantha Chattaraj, the [&helli...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (MNTV) — Reports of large-scale atrocities surfaced Tuesday from the western Sudanese city of El-Fasher following its capture by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with army-linked groups alleging that more than 2,000 civilians were executed during the takeover. According to the Joint Forces, allied with Sudan’s army, RSF fighters...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (MNTV) — Türkiye has donated modern cameras and live broadcast equipment to Somalia’s national media to strengthen the country’s communication and public broadcasting capacity, officials said Sunday. The equipment was handed over by Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Alper Aktaş during a ceremony in Mogadishu, attended by Somali ...
OGUN STATE, Nigeria (MNTV) — China’s Stellar Steel Company Limited is investing $450 million in the construction of a steel mill in Nigeria’s Ogun state, Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun announced Monday. The project, implemented by subsidiaries of China’s Galaxy Group and RSIN Group from Fuzhou, is expected to become operational by mid-2026. Once...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (MNTV) – Over 1,000 civilians have fled Sudan’s El-Fasher city amid escalating battles between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to a local civil society group. The Displaced Persons Coordination said 1,117 people from 360 families reached Tawila on Sunday, bringing the total number of displaced families th...
