Africa
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US-sanctioned Oil Tanker Rescued From Somali Pirates: Puntland Officials
The Seamull tanker, also known as Sibu 1, is sanctioned by the United States as part of Iran’s “shadow fleet”, accused of secretly exporting Iranian oil. It was seized by pirates off the coast of…
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Thousands of Libyan Teachers Protest for Better Pay
Public school teachers in the Libyan capital and other cities protested on Thursday to demand higher salaries from the Tripoli-based government, threatening a general strike if demands remained unmet.
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Ethiopian army says 272 rebels killed in Amhara assault
The Ethiopian army said Thursday that it had killed 272 Tigrayan rebel fighters who a day earlier had launched an offensive in Amhara, the country’s second-most populous region.
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Ethiopia’s Tigray Rebels Seize Airports, Clash with Gov’t Forces
Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia seized control of airports and battled federal troops in the neighbouring Afar region, multiple sources told AFP on Wednesday, as long-standing tensions spilled into open conflict.
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Ethiopia’s Tigray Rebels say Countering ‘Invasion’ by Federal Forces
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fought a devastating civil war with the federal government in 2020-2022 that killed some 600,000 people, according to African Union estimates.
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Moroccans Vote for New Parliament With Eye on Social Concerns
Nearly 16 million Moroccans have registered to elect 395 members of the House of Representatives. But turnout will be a key test given the widespread voter disillusionment, especially among young people.
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Families demand justice after deaths of 37 miners in detention
Families of some of the people who died in a Nigerian paramilitary civil defence force holding cell, on Saturday demanded justice as the government appointed an independent panel to probe the deaths.
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Egypt Pays Compensation For Activist Killed by Police in 2015
Sabbagh was killed on January 24, 2015, the eve of the fourth anniversary of Egypt’s January 25 uprising, which touched off months of demonstrations centred around Cairo’s Tahrir Square as the Arab Spring swept the…
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Over 5 Million Displaced Sudanese Return Home: UN
The war between Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that erupted in April 2023 has killed more than 200,000 people, aid workers estimate, and created the world’s largest hunger and displacement…
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At Least 11 Arrested in Tunisia After Pro-Palestinian Protest
At least 11 people have been arrested in Tunisia after taking part in a protest demanding the release of jailed organisers of a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla last year, lawyers and activists said on Monday.
