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Italy Hosts Conference To Address Migration Across The Mediterranean

A one-day conference in Rome gathered Sunday (Jul. 23) representatives of some 20 nations, EU officials and international organisations. Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni convened the summit to make her country a leader in resolving issues impacting Mediterranean nations such as energy as Europe looks to Africa and the Middle East to permanently replace Russian supplies, and illegal migration. African representatives attending the event included Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed, Tunisia's president Kaies Saied, Nigerien […]

todayJuly 24, 2023

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Sudan Governor Renews Call For Darfuris To Take Up Arms

Darfur governor and former rebel leader Minni Arko Minnawi renewed his call for civilians in the region to take up arms to defend themselves, saying the “current situation necessitates that”, Al Arabiya reported. He said this administration was leading efforts to stop the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army, particularly in Darfur. The conflict is now in its fourth month. Mr Minnawi has made similar remarks in […]

todayJuly 21, 2023

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Moroccan Court Keeps Two Journalists Behind Bars

Morocco’s top court has rejected the final appeals of two journalists, Omar Radi and Soulaimane Raissouni, imprisoned on sexual assault charges they deny, their lawyer said Wednesday. The court of cassation in Rabat on Tuesday “rejected our appeal and confirmed the prison sentences” of the two men who have been behind bars since 2021, lawyer Miloud Kandil told AFP. Radi, 37, was handed a six-year prison term and Raissouni, 51, […]

todayJuly 20, 2023

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Contributions Of Nelson Mandela In Focus, As Global Community Celebrates Mandela Day

Today July 18 is Nelson Mandela Day. It is a day set aside to honor Nelson Mandela, who was a South African President, anti-apartheid revolutionary, philanthropist, and politician. The day is also to commemorate  Mandela's birthday. It was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009 to celebrate the contributions of Mandela to democracy, peace, human rights, and social justice. The day aims to inspire individuals worldwide to take […]

todayJuly 18, 2023

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Building Collapse In Cairo Kill Eight

Eight people including seven members of one family were killed in Cairo on Monday when a residential building in Egypt's capital collapsed, the public prosecution and state media said. A statement from the public prosecution said the building in the city's Hadayek al-Qubba district "completely collapsed", killing eight people. "Civil defence workers pulled out nine people, among them an injured woman, while the eight others were deceased", the statement added, […]

todayJuly 18, 2023

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Kenyan Court Acquits ‘Miracle Baby’ Pastor In Trafficking Case

A Kenyan evangelical pastor suspected of stealing children presented as "miracle babies", the result of his prayers, was acquitted on Monday by a Nairobi court due to insufficient evidence. Gilbert Deya, a former stonemason who moved to London in the 1990s, was accused of stealing five children between 1999 and 2004. But Gilbert Deya, 86, was acquitted by Robison Ondieki, a magistrate in a Nairobi court, who ruled that the […]

todayJuly 18, 2023

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Aid Running Out To Help IDP’s In Sudan

Aid is running out to assist millions of internally-displaced people in Sudan. According to the UN, the conflict opposing government forces to paramilitary group, RSF, has led to the displacement of nearly three million people. "We need more care, and to be honest, the aid that used to come no longer reaches us, and since the end of last Ramadan and Eid, we haven't received anything apart from bread. It came only […]

todayJuly 14, 2023

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Three People Killed In A Helicopter Crash In Southeastern Congo

Three people were killed in a helicopter crash in southeastern Congo, said local authorities on Tuesday. The helicopter, owned by a mining corporation, crashed at noon on Monday as it was traveling from one mine to another. It was found in a ravine in the cobalt-rich province of Lualaba, said Guy Sha Hemwa, a local government official in the area. The victims were subcontractors for the Boss Mining company and […]

todayJuly 12, 2023

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Egyptians Launch Online Campaign For Gamal Mubarak As President

Social media users in Egypt have launched an online campaign in support of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s son as a candidate in the presidential elections scheduled for April next year. The hashtag “Gamal Mubarak” has been trending on Egyptian Twitter spaces for several days, with social media users sharing old videos of Mubarak, the son, in a show of support for his candidacy in the presidential race. Campaigners also launched […]

todayJuly 11, 2023