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Over 500 migrants reach Italy’s Lampedusa in two days

14/07/2020 0

A migrant off the coast of Italian island of Lampedusa. Photo: AFP More than 500 migrants have arrived on Lampedusa over the past two days, the UN’s migration agency said Friday, as people take advantage […]

Hagia Sophia mosque move draws Greek ire

14/07/2020 0

Hagia Sophia landmark ATHENS/ISTANBUL — Greece intends to place sanctions against Turkey for its decision to revert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia landmark into a mosque, Greek City Times reported on Saturday, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s […]

South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark Mandela dies aged 59

13/07/2020 0

Zindzi Mandela. Photo: Uffe Weng/Ritzau Scanpix Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of Nelson Mandela and South African ambassador to Denmark, has died at the age of 59. South Africa’s government confirmed Mandela’s death on its website […]

Zambia denies accusations President Edgar Lungu bankrolled Rwandan rebels

16/07/2020 0

Zambia President Edgar LunguPHOTO: AFP Lusaka – Zambia’s government on Tuesday rejected claims that President Edgar Lungu had bankrolled a Rwandan rebel leader accused of orchestrating deadly attacks in his country’s border regions. The claims […]

Controversially arrested Egypt journalist dies of coronavirus after leaving prison – family

15/07/2020 0

Egypt has waged a crackdown on the press since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi became president a year after leading the 2013 military overthrow of his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi.PHOTO: AFP Cairo – An Egyptian journalist arrested […]

US woman held hostage by internet fraudster in Nigeria rescued

14/07/2020 0

Lagos – A US woman lured to Nigeria on a promise of marriage and held for more than a year by an internet fraudster, has been rescued, police said on Sunday. File, IllustrationPHOTO: David Prado/Getty […]

Ivory Coast Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan steps down

13/07/2020 0

Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan has stepped down, the presidency said on Monday, an announcement that comes on the heels of the sudden death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly on […]

US prosecutors go after son of Congo president for alleged embezzlement

12/07/2020 0

Sassou Nguesso is being investigated for the alleged embezzlement of several million dollars. The family of the president of the Republic of Congo is also the subject of an investigation into its involvement in France in […]

Mali president tries to calm unrest with court dissolution

12/07/2020 0

Mali’s embattled president announced the dissolution of the constitutional court in an attempt to calm the major civil unrest gripping the vulnerable African country, as more opposition leaders were arrested. The court has been at […]