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Last updated: 7 minutes ago Residents of Mugla and surrounding areas fled their villages Sunday as wildfires continued to rage for a fifth day and the discovery of more bodies caused the death toll to rise to eight. Together with tourists, Cokertme residents fled the danger by boats and cars as the flames got closer and closer to the coastal… Read More

Behind bars for more than five years, the leader of Nigeria’s Shiite minority, Ibrahim Zakzaky, and his wife, accused of murder, were released on Wednesday by the court of Kaduna (North) and regained freedom. Ibrahim Zakzaky, founder of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), was detained with his wife Zeenah Ibrahim since December 2015, after violence broke out during a… Read More

South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has released a 62-minute video strongly criticising the refereeing in last Saturday’s first Test against the British and Irish Lions. The video, posted on online platform Vimeo, contains 36 clips which Erasmus claims show errors by Australian referee Nic Berry and other officials in the match won 22-17 by the Lions. Berry and… Read More

Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga on Friday presented his 2021-2022 government action plan to members of the National Transition Council CNT) in Bamako. The Prime Minister addressed the members of the CNT, which currently serves as the Legislative Assembly, in an extraordinary session in Bamako beginning his speech with “a minute of prayer” in memory of all the victims,… Read More

Families of athletes on the Refugee Olympic Team who come from Kenya’s Kakuma settlement have sent prayers and messages of hope to their representatives in Tokyo. This is their second for the athletes who overcame persecution and conflict. Many of them have trained for years to compete at the Olympics. They made their appearance at the 2016 Rio Olympics where… Read More

Last updated: 4 hours ago Cambodia began a roll out of Covid-19 vaccinations for teenagers in its capital Phnom Penh and three provinces Sunday, with Premier Hun Sen’s grandchildren among the first to get the jab. Several countries in Southeast Asia are currently experiencing a deadly Covid-19 resurgence largely driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, which has set back… Read More

In the freshwater swamp forest of Hlanzoun in southern Benin, majestic trees hum with chirping birds and playful monkeys. Home to once bustling flora and fauna, experts now warn that the fragile environment, one of the last of its kind in the West African country and accessible only by canoe, is at risk of disappearing. The 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres)… Read More

Nigeria received four million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the United States on Sunday as the West African nation steps up efforts to battle a third wave of infections. The doses, which came on two planes, were received by officials from the UN children agency UNICEF on behalf of Nigeria at the airport in the capital Abuja, an… Read More

A small city on Colombia’s Caribbean shore is being crowded with migrants from Haiti, Africa and Cuba making what they hope will be a journey toward the United States. Local officials estimate more than 10,000 migrants have massed recently in Necocli, a city of some 20,000 people better known for its beaches, coconuts and burbling mud volcanos. It has become… Read More

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry on Saturday met with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra in Cairo. Speaking at a joint news conference, Shukry told reporters that Egypt is closely following the political turmoil in Tunisia in the wake of its president’s decision to seize exceptional powers. President Kais Saied suspended parliament, lifted the immunity of parliament members, fired the prime… Read More