Month: January 2020

Libya: At Least 30 Killed, 33 Injured In Airstrike On Hadaba Military Academy In Tripoli

An attack on a military academy in the Libyan capital killed at least 30 people and injured over 33 others…

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AU Chief Expresses Concern Over Turkey’s Potential Interference In Libya

African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Friday said he is deeply worried about the deteriorating situation in Libya…

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Egypt Appeals Against Against Escalation In Iraq After U.S. Strike Kills Qassem Soleimani

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Friday said it was following developments in Iraq with great concern and appealed against any further…

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UN Mission Urges Sudan Govt To Step Up Protection, Restore Peace In West Darfur

The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Friday urged the Sudanese transitional government to put greater efforts…

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Nile Dam: Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Says Sudan Will Defend Egypt’s Water Right

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Wednesday said Sudan would defend Egypt’s right in water share in the ongoing negotiation talks…

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Sudan: Military Plane Crash Kills At Least 18 People In West Darfur’s El Geneina

At least 18 people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed on Thursday after takeoff from West Darfur…

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Turkey’s Parliament Approves Bill That Paves Way For Troop Deployment To Libya

Turkey’s parliament on Thursday approved a bill to send troops to Libya in support of Fayez al-Serraj’s internationally recognized Government…

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Algeria: Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad Names New Government Members

Algeria’s newly elected Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad appointed a new government on Thursday, reported Reuters. The new cabinet is composed…

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Tunisia: Prime Minister Habib Jemli Submits Cabinet Minister Names To President

Tunisia’s newly appointed Prime Minister Habib Jemli submitted the names of the cabinet ministers to President Kais Saied on Wednesday,…

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Libya: Airstrike By Khalifa Haftar’s Forces Kills Three Civilians, Injures Three

At least three civilians were killed on Wednesday in an airstrike on a town south of Libya’s capital Tripoli, the…

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Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari Confirms He Will Step Down In 2023

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has announced that he will step down in 2023 and won’t contest in any future elections,…

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Guinea-Bissau: Former PM Umaro Cissoko Embalo Wins Presidential election

Guinea-Bissau’s National Electoral Commission (CNE) on Wednesday declared former Prime Minister and ex-army general Umaro Cissoko Embalo as the winner…

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Arab League Rejects Any Kind Of Foreign Interference In Libya’s Domestic Affair

The Arab League on Tuesday appealed to the warring sides in Libya to avoid doing anything that might lead to…

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Guinea-Bissau: Outgoing President Vaz Delivers Emotional New Year Message

Guinea-Bissau’s outgoing President Jose Mario Vaz said he was happy that he was leaving behind a stable country in his…

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Angola: Court Freezes Assets, Bank Accounts Of Former President’s Daughter

Angola authorities have frozen the assets and bank accounts of Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire daughter of former president Jose…

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