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Tunisia’s 81-year-old opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi appeared Tuesday before an anti-terror unit.  After hours in the waiting Monday and a postponement of his questioning he was eventually questioned over an alleged involvement in sending jihadist militants to Syria and Iraq. The supporters of the Ennahdha chief chanted “freedom” and slogans as they gathered in a show of solidarity. The party spokesperson… Read More

From rising prices, to a warming planet and deadly conflicts, the global state of affair is dire. Speaking Tuesday on the 77th session of the UN’s General Assembly, Macky Sall, the Senegalese president and chairperson of the African Union insisted on the threat of terrorism. “Terrorism gaining ground on the continent is not just an African matter. It is a… Read More

Last updated: 13 hours ago After, torrential monsoon rains triggered the most severe flooding in Pakistan’s recent history, over 1,460 health facilities have been affected. Access to health care facilities, health care workers and essential medicines and medical supplies is limited. More about Sourced from Africanews Read More

The head of Chad’s diplomacy announced his resignation on Monday, accusing the ruling military junta of relegating him to the role of “extra”. The announcement comes in the middle of a laborious national reconciliation dialogue. Chérif Mahamat Zene was the main negotiator for the government in the long and painful negotiations that led to a peace agreement in Doha on… Read More

Youngsters in Ivory Coast return to school this week with a sword of Damocles above their heads: those with average grades of less than 8.5 out of 10 will be excluded at the end of the year. The measure is an old one brought back by authorities in the hope of raising the general standard of education in the west… Read More

Tigrayan authorities say Eritrea has launched a full-scale offensive along the country’s border with northern Ethiopia in what appears to be an escalation of last month’s renewal of fighting. The Eritreans are fighting alongside Ethiopian federal forces, including commando units, as well as allied militia, Tigray spokesman Getachew Reda said Tuesday. A humanitarian worker in the northern Ethiopian town of… Read More

Nigerian students on Monday protested the strike deadlock that has shut the country’s public universities for seven months, causing frustration for an estimated 2.5 million students. Defying armed security personnel in the commercial hub of Lagos, hundreds of students blocked a major road leading to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Nigeria’s busiest airport. Some flights were disrupted. They marched with… Read More

Tunisia captain Wahbi Khazri believes his country can make history at the upcoming World Cup and progress beyond the group stage for the first time ever. The country is in group D along with France , Australia and Denmark. Even though Tunisia was the lowest ranked team in Pot 3 and has never made it out of the group stage,… Read More

Nigeria’s anti-drug agency seized a record 1.8 tons of cocaine valued at $278 million at a Lagos warehouse in what it described Monday as likely the country’s largest bust ever. Five people, the warehouse manager and four “drug barons” including one profiled as a Jamaican were arrested in connection with the drugs, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said. the… Read More

A rebel spokesman said on Monday that the Ethiopian government was responsible for crimes against humanity after UN experts accused Addis Ababa of war crimes. “We have always ensured this,” Getachew Reda, a spokesman for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), told AFP. According to a report to the UN Human Rights Council, war crimes and crimes against humanity are… Read More