GENEVA, Aug. 16, (Xinhua/GNA) – Four months of conflict in Sudan have caused huge humanitarian disasters and human rights violations, a group of United…
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Sudan’s media organizations call for protecting journalists’ safety, unrestricted coverage
KHARTOUM, Aug. 16, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate and 16 other media organizations in Sudan, on Tuesday issued a joint statement calling for…
Clashes in Libya’s Tripoli kill 27, injure over 100
Tripoli, Aug. 16 (Xinhua/GNA) — The Medical Emergency Department of the Libyan Ministry of Health on Tuesday, said 27 people have been killed and…
Reports: Militia fighting rages in Libyan capital
Tripoli, Aug. 15, (dpa/GNA) – Fighting was raging on Tuesday between rival armed factions in the capital of conflict-ridden Libya, in what witnesses said…
Niger’s junta wants to try ousted president Bazoum for high treason
Niamey, Aug 14, (dpa/GNA) – Niger’s new rulers want to charge ousted president Mohamed Bazoum with high treason, a spokesman for the junta said…
Nigerian mediators say putschists in Niger ready for talks
Lagos, Aug 14, (dpa/GNA) – The putschists in Niger are said to have agreed to negotiate with the Economic Community of West African States…
Nationwide power outage hits Libya
Tripoli, Aug. 10, (dpa/GNA) – A nationwide power cut hit Libya on Wednesday due to “technical experiments” carried out by the government’s General Electricity…
Killing of anti-corruption president hopeful inflames Ecuador crisis
Buenos Aires, Aug. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Ecuador plunged deeper into crisis after an anti-corruption presidential candidate was assassinated on Wednesday evening, less than two…
Niger’s military junta appoints 21-member Cabinet after coup
Niamey, Aug. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Niger’s military junta has appointed a new Cabinet, two weeks after a coup ousted the West African country’s democratically…
S.African parliament calls for peaceful solution to Cape Town taxi strike impasse
CAPE TOWN, Aug. 9, (Xinhua/GNA) — The presiding officers of the South African parliament, on Tuesday called for an “urgent and peaceful” resolution to…
Thousands rally in Niger in support of military coup
Bamako, Aug. 4, (dpa/GNA) - Demonstrators took to the streets of Niger’s capital Niamey on Thursday in a show of support for the country’s new leadership, a…
Somalia, UN root for more robust breastfeeding awareness
MOGADISHU, Aug. 2, (Xinhua/GNA) – Somalia and the UN agencies, on Tuesday started World Breastfeeding Week, calling for all to promote and support breastfeeding…
UN agencies warn of catastrophic food crisis in South Sudan
JUBA, Aug. 2, (Xinhua/GNA) — The heads of UN food and agriculture agencies, wrapped up a three-day visit to South Sudan Tuesday, calling for…
African countries urged to build robust, secure digital infrastructure to tackle cybercrime
KIGALI, Aug. 2, (Xinhua/GNA) – Delegates attending the Cybertech Africa conference in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, on Tuesday called on African countries to…
Tunisia’s prime minister dismissed amid economic woes
Tunis, Aug 2, (dpa/GNA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied, had sacked the prime minister and named a new one, amid economic woes in the…
UAE, host of COP28, promises climate activists freedom to protest
Cairo, Aug. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Organizers of the upcoming world climate conference COP28 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) plan to ensure activists will…
West African ECOWAS states threaten Niger with use of force over coup
Abuja/Niamey, July 31, (dpa/GNA) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has threatened the military leaders who have seized power in Niger…
Central African Republic holds referendum to extend term limits
Cape Town, Jul. 30, (dpa/GNA) – The Central African Republic (CAR) was holding a controversial constitutional referendum on Sunday with voters called on to…