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Islamic extremism wracks Burkina Faso, spreading east
World
January 10, 2020
Islamic extremism wracks Burkina Faso, spreading east
FADA N’GOURMA, Burkina Faso (AP) — The jihadists who killed Wabwa Ampougovni’s son and two grandchildren wanted them to suffer:…
Mo Salah congratulates Mane on winning CAF’s African Player of the Year 2019
Egypt
January 9, 2020
Mo Salah congratulates Mane on winning CAF’s African Player of the Year 2019
Egyptian football star and Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah congratulated his Senegalese teammate Sadio Mane after the latter won the Confederation…
Somali jihadists attack military base in Kenya
World
January 5, 2020
Somali jihadists attack military base in Kenya
Jihadis from Somalia’s Al-Shabaab group on Sunday stormed a military base used by US forces in Kenya’s coastal Lamu region,…
Global football stars to attend CAF Awards ceremony in Hurghada
Egypt
January 4, 2020
Global football stars to attend CAF Awards ceremony in Hurghada
Kamel Abu-Ali, the President of the Tourism Investment Association in Hurghada, which will host the 2019 CAF Awards ceremony, said…
Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger
World
January 1, 2020
Africa starts 2020 battling extremism, Ebola and hunger
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A tragic airline crash with far-reaching consequences, cataclysmic cyclones that may be a harbinger of the future,…
Turkish military plane arrives to evacuate Somalia bomb victims
World
December 29, 2019
Turkish military plane arrives to evacuate Somalia bomb victims
A Turkish military plane arrived in Mogadishu on Sunday to evacuate those gravely wounded in a devastating bombing that killed…
Algeria names new prime minister
Middle East
December 29, 2019
Algeria names new prime minister
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday named a university professor and former diplomat as prime minister as…
Egypt considers merging state passenger carriers into one company
Business
December 28, 2019
Egypt considers merging state passenger carriers into one company
The Minister of the Public Business Sector Hisham Tawfik said that the government is seeking to restructure passenger transport companies…
Algeria’s powerful army chief dies at pivotal point in political crisis
Middle East
December 23, 2019
Algeria’s powerful army chief dies at pivotal point in political crisis
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s powerful army chief Lieutenant-General Ahmed Gaed Salah, who was instrumental in bringing down long-time president Abdelaziz…
EgyptAir to increase international flights during summer 2020
Travel
December 18, 2019
EgyptAir to increase international flights during summer 2020
EgyptAir Airlines announced it would increase the number of its flights to destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and…