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Last updated: 14 hours ago Mine clearance operations conducted over the past week in Tartar, Aghdam, Fuzuli, Shusha, Gubadli, Jabrayil and Zangilan have found and cleared anti-personnel mines, 27 anti-tank mines and 19 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO). A total of 70 hectares have been cleared of mines and UXO since November 2020. The Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as part… Read More

The Gambia’s re-elected president Adama Barrow has laid out plans for his second mandate. Speaking at a press briefing in Banjul on Tuesday, Barrow promised to be president for all Gambians. Barrow was easily returned to power in Saturday’s vote after his first five-year term ended the 22-year dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh. According to official results, the former property developer… Read More

Egyptian student Patrick Zaki will be released from prison, although “not acquitted” of the charges against him. This was reported by his lawyer at the end of the hearing held in Mansura though the date of release of the young man, enrolled at the University of Bologna, is still unknown for the moment. Representatives of the Italian Embassy participated as… Read More

President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum on Monday urged his country’s allies to step up the fight against arms trafficking from Libya, which he said is fueling the Sahel’s jihadist insurgency. Bazoum made this call at the opening of a major security forum in Senegal. “The partners’ biggest failure has been their weak involvement in the fight against arms smuggling from… Read More

Last updated: 3 hours ago The measure has the support of President Sebastian Pinera, who must sign it into law, and will also enable married same-sex couples to adopt children. The bill got the green light from the upper house of congress, or senate, Tuesday, and was immediately given the final stamp of approval by the lower Chamber of Deputies… Read More

Senegalese President Macky Sall and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday denounced the “unfair” representation of Africa in the UN Security Council, regretting that no African country is a permanent member. The Senegalese head of state said he was in favour of discussions with non-African countries with a view to reforms so that Africa obtains at least two seats… Read More

Leading opposition candidate in The Gambia Ousainou Darboe says he would go to court if necessary to challenge the presidential election results. Darboe was speaking to his supporters in Banjul where he called for calm, citing the ongoing tourist season. Ousainou Darboe, a lawyer and human rights activist, came second in the presidential election with 27.7% of the vote, far… Read More

At least 38 prisoners are feared dead and 69 seriously hurt after a fire broke out in the main prison in Burundi’s capital, Gitega, on Tuesday. The country’s vice president confirmed the incident. Many prisoners were still sleeping at the time of the incident at 04 00 am. The interior ministry said on Twitter that the disaster was caused by… Read More

For five days the capital of Niger vibrated in glamour and beauty as the International Festival of African Fashion, FIMA, held its 13th edition. About fifty top models and thirty fashion designers showcased clothes, accessories and jewellery from all over Africa. Alphadi, the founder of FIMA has always given a very important place to young people in the fashion industry.… Read More

The Ethiopian government said Monday it had retaken the strategic northern towns of Dessie and Kombolcha, more than a month after Tigrayan rebels claimed to have seized them. “The historic town of Dessie and Kombolcha, a trading and industrial city, have been liberated by the valiant security forces,” the government’s communications department said on Twitter. Just a month ago, rebels… Read More