KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority has reopened airspace in the eastern part of the country. The authority stated that it reopened “Sudanese airspace to air traffic on the eastern routes of the country.” Sudan’s airspace was first closed in mid-April due to clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.
TRIPOLI, Libya (AA) – The death toll from armed clashes in the Libyan capital of Tripoli that erupted late on Monday has risen to 55, officials have said. The Emergency Medicine and Support Center said 146 people were also injured in the fighting between the Special Deterrence Force affiliated with the Presidential Council and the […]
N’Djamena, Chad – AFP Niger’s military-appointed prime minister made a visit on Tuesday to neighbouring Chad, holding talks with his counterpart and President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, the Chadian government and Deby’s office said. Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, a civilian appointed following the coup in Niger on July 26, ar...
La Goulette, Tunisia – AFP Hundreds of Tunisians joined an interfaith ceremony outside the capital where the sermons urged tolerance in the face of rising anti-immigrant sentiment. During the Feast of the Assumption ceremony in Tunis’ La Goulette suburb on Tuesday, Catholic and Muslim participants marched behind a Madonna statue as...
Tripoli, Libya – AFP Gun battles between two leading armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli have killed 27 people and wounded 106, a toll update from the Emergency Medicine Centre said Wednesday. The centre, which provides emergency services in the west of Tripoli, published the “provisional” toll on its Facebook page ove...
Niamey, Niger – AFP Seventeen Niger soldiers were killed on Tuesday in an attack by suspected militants near the country’s western border with Burkina Faso, the defence ministry said. An army detachment was “the victim of a terrorist ambush near the town of Koutougou”, said a ministry statement late Tuesday. It added th...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP Four months into Sudan’s conflict, the situation is spiralling out of control, with mass displacement and millions on the verge of famine, humanitarian organisations have warned, urging immediate international action. Since Sudan’s conflict erupted on April 15, the country has been plunged into a dir...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has said that it is dismayed by reports that Niger’s military administration plans to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason.” “We are incredibly dismayed by reports that President Bazoum’s unjust detention has gone even a step further,” State Department deputy spokesm...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC), the umbrella body for workers in the country, has threatened to start an indefinite nationwide strike if there is a further increase in the pump price of petrol. Speaking at a meeting of the African Trade Union Alliance in the capital Abuja, NLC President Joe Ajaero […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – The military administration in Niger that deposed President Mohamed Bazoum has recalled the country’s ambassador in Ivory Coast, its spokesperson said. The decision followed recent remarks by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara that indicated his “eagerness” to send troops to Niger for military intervention, Col. Am...
