Omar Zlitni holds a decades-old, black-and-white photo of himself as a boxer in his prime, posing in shorts and a training vest before Libya’s then-dictator, Moamer Kadhafi, banned his beloved sport. Boxing was “in his blood”, said the 63-year-old Tripoli resident who proudly keeps the image as his phone’s wallpaper. In 1979, he was just 19 when boxing, along with… Read More

Moroccan authorities have charged eight suspected collaborators of French insurance tycoon Jacques Bouthier in a sexual abuse and trafficking case, lawyers for the complainants said Thursday. Bouthier, 76 and one of France’s richest men, is being held in Paris on suspicion of child rape and trafficking. The case in Morocco opened in June 2022 when four former employees of a… Read More

Five young Iranian ladies who danced to Nigerian Afrobeat singer and rapper, Rema’s song ‘Calm Down’ have been allegedly arrested. The video of the five girls went viral on Tuesday for dancing to Rema’s hit song without headscarves. The footage showed the women dancing and slightly showing their stomachs, near highrise buildings in the Tehran residential district of Ekbatan to… Read More

Over half a million people have been displaced towards camps by the ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic. The deplorable living conditions in the camps has enticed several people to return to their homes, as is the case for Jean Bako. “We have been here for five years. Many have lost their homes, their families, and some of… Read More

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called for more security cooperation and trade with South Africa. Hassan, Tanzania’s first female leader, met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the capital Pretoria on Thursday where her delegation of Cabinet ministers discussed trade opportunities and possible agreements with their South African counterparts. This is Hassan’s first official visit to South Africa since… Read More