Africa

Algerians gathered in protest at upcoming election

Nov 23, 2019 12:59

Algerians marched through Algiers on Friday to protest against an election scheduled for December.
Ivory Coast demands the presence of Iranian businessmen and investors

Nov 16, 2019 11:20

Ivorian President called for the active presence of Iranian investors, businessmen, and industrialists in various projects throughout the African country at a meeting in Abidjan with Iran's new ambassador to Ivory Coast.
Nigerian forces open fire on Sheikh Zakzaky supporters

Nov 15, 2019 11:10

At least one person was killed and several others wounded after the Nigerian police used live ammunition to break up a religious meeting of senior cleric Sheik Ibrahim Zakzaky's supporters.
Congolese 'Terminator' sentenced to 30 years in prison for war crimes

Nov 07, 2019 16:36

Bosco Ntaganda, Congolese rebel leader and former general known as 'the Terminator' has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
King of Morocco: Autonomy, the best solution for the Sahara issue

Nov 07, 2019 10:42

Moroccan King Mohammed VI has described autonomy as the best solution in dealing with " Western Sahara" issues.
Dozens of Guineans killed during clashes at funeral of anti-Conde protester

Nov 05, 2019 08:57

14 people have been killed and dozens more injured and detained since the protests have begun.
53 soldiers killed in militant attack: Mali

Nov 02, 2019 08:01

The Malian army said that fifty-three Malian soldiers were killed in a militant attack on a military position in northern Mali on Friday.
UN extends mandate of Darfur peacekeeping mission

Nov 01, 2019 11:26

The Security Council on Thursday agreed to extend its peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region till 31 March 2020.
Sisi extends state of emergency in Egypt for another three months

Oct 28, 2019 17:27

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has extended the state of emergency nationwide for the ninth time.
Nigerian govt's plot to make Sheikh Zakzaky's condition hidden

Oct 28, 2019 10:05

Nigerian government has tried to put physical condition of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and his wife hidden.