One killed in Tunisia âterror attackâ
A knife attack on Sunday killed a Tunisian National Guard officer and wounded another in the coastal town of Sousse, a National Guard spokesman told...
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Maliâs ill-equipped army in spotlight after coup
Maliâs army, which staged last monthâs coup in the war-torn nation, is taking on a role in politics despite being hamstrung by a crippling lack...
Facebook blocks terminally ill Frenchman from streaming his death
Facebook said Saturday it would block the livestream of a Frenchman suffering from an incurable condition who wanted to broadcast his death on the social...
Trial of Sudanâs ousted Omar al-Bashir over 1989 military coup resumes today
The trial of Sudanâs ousted ex-president Omar al-Bashir, over the military coup that brought him to power in 1989, is to resume Tuesday, his lawyer...
Four soldiers killed as explosion rocks Mali
Four Malian soldiers were killed and one seriously injured on Saturday when an explosive device detonated as their vehicle drove by in the centre of...
Ship leaks more oil off Mauritius as calls for answers grow
A fresh streak of oil spilled on Friday from a bulk carrier stranded on a reef in pristine waters off Mauritius which is already reeling...
Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader dies in Egypt prison
A senior leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood died Thursday in an Egyptian prison where he was serving multiple sentences including on terror-related charges, his...
Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga arrested during banned protests
Police in Zimbabwe on Friday arrested internationally-acclaimed novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga as they enforced a ban on protests coinciding with the anniversary of President Emmerson Mnangagwaâs...
Egypt female social media influencers get two-year jail terms
An Egyptian court Monday sentenced five female social media influencers to two years in jail each on charges of violating public morals, a judicial source...
Egypt homeless, street children hit hard by pandemic scourge
Wandering Cairoâs bustling streets, Zeinab was struggling to survive by selling tissues when the coronavirus left her even more vulnerable, along with thousands of other...