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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday pardoned researcher Patrick Zaki and Mohamed al-Baqer, the lawyer of Alaa Abdel Fattah, Egypt’s most notorious political prisoner, state newspaper al-Ahram reported. Mr Zaki was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in prison for denouncing discrimination against Christians, a verdict that prompted several human rights figures to quit the “national dialogue” launched by… Read More

At least 34 people were killed when a passenger bus collided head-on with a commercial vehicle and burst into flames in the country’s southern desert Wednesday, Algerian officials said. One of the North African country’s deadliest road crashes in years also left 12 others injured, many with burn wounds, Algeria’s civil defence agency said. Unverified media images showed the mangled… Read More

Guinea’s ruling junta has suspended the export of several agricultural products, including rice, potatoes, and palm oil, for six months to preserve its “food sovereignty” and “social peace”. This decision is linked to the concern to preserve stocks before the next harvests, and “not at all” to the expiry on Monday of the agreement between Moscow and Kiev, which allowed… Read More

Guinea’s ruling junta announced on Tuesday evening that it was suspending its membership of the Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS), made up of four West African countries through which the river flows because it “does not take its strategic interests into account”. The OMVS set up in 1972, is made up of Guinea, Senegal, Mali, and… Read More

20 years ago, at the 2003 edition, the Alphonse Massamba-Débat stadium was chosen as the venue for the largest stage of the Pan-African Music Festival, which the Congo has not hosted since 2015 due to the economic crisis and the Coronavirus. “We’re really delighted that Fespam is coming back. Because we participated in previous editions. We’re very happy that it’s… Read More

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that he plans to engage with member federations to make sure that the $30,000 payments designated for every player at the Women’s World Cup reach the athletes. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday ahead of the tournament’s opening match between hosts New Zealand and Norway on Thursday, Infantino said there are complications including residency… Read More

Israel has recognised Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, in a move that will add momentum to Morocco’s move to solidify its claim on the region. In a announcement on Monday, Morocco’s Royal Palace said that Israel had stated their position on the matter in a letter sent by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Morocco’s King… Read More

A court in Egypt has sentenced rights researcher Patrick Zaki to three years in prison for “spreading false news”. Previously, Zaki spent 22 months in pre-trial detention until December 2021 over an article he wrote on discrimination against Coptic Christians. The drawn-out case triggered international condemnation, particularly in Italy where he had been studying at Bologna University when he was… Read More

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, (ANC), is hosting meetings with members of political parties from Brazil, Russia, India, China and others ahead of the BRICS Summit on August 22nd in Johannesburg. The conflict in Ukraine remains one of the main topics in everyone’s minds. “We are for the silencing of the guns in Ukraine, the achievement of genuine peace… Read More

Chinese president Xi Jinping hailed China’s relationship with Algeria in a meeting in the capital Beijing on Tuesday with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The meeting takes place a month before the BRICS Summit in South Africa. China has supported Algeria’s accession to the BRICS mechanism. “For 65 years, China and Algeria have always shared weal and woe and helped… Read More