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The people of Malawi are in mourning following the death of the country’s vice-president, Saulos Chilima. He, together with nine others, died in a plane crash in a forest in the north of the country where they were due to attend a funeral. “In every nation we always have leaders who are also like parents. Not to one person, not… Read More

A Palestinian chef using ancient cooking techniques, a Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans and an upscale Thai restaurant in Oregon won the coveted James Beard Awards Monday in an awards ceremony that took place on the red carpet in Chicago. More than 100 restaurants were finalists in 22 categories for the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars , with a… Read More

Exhausted by 8 months of war and forced displacements, Palestinians in Gaza welcomed Tuesday (Jun. 10) the approval of a ceasefire plan by the UN security council. The plan in three phases would begin with a cease-fire and the swap of hostages and prisoners. “here have been several attempts at a cease-fire and we hope that it will be implemented… Read More

Dozens of women and young girls have been unlawfully detained and abused in Nigerian military detention facilities after escaping captivity by Boko Haram extremists in the country’s northeast, Amnesty International said in a new report on Monday. Some of the women were detained with their children for years because of their real or perceived association with the extremists, the report… Read More

Christophe Deloire, who negotiated to free imprisoned journalists around the world and offered refuge to reporters under threat as the head of media freedom group Reporters Without Borders, died Saturday. He was 53. Deloire had been battling sudden and aggressive cancer and died in Paris surrounded by loved ones, according to board members of Reporters Without Borders, also known by… Read More

It was at the Mohamed VI Polytechnic University in Benguerir, Morocco, that global governance actors gathered for the Spring Meeting of the Paris Peace Forum. A Paris forum in an African country is not only a first but also a symbol of the common interests between the North and the South, and of Africa’s essential role in providing solutions to… Read More

Soldiers are searching mountainous forests near a city in northern Malawi after a military plane carrying the country’s vice president and a former first lady went missing in the area Monday, President Lazarus Chakwera said. The plane carrying 51-year-old Vice President Saulos Chilima, former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri and eight others left the southern African nation’s capital, Lilongwe, at 9:17… Read More

For the first time in 2024, Egypt’s interest rate has stabilized. The Central Bank announced on Monday that the rate is now 27.75%, following two consecutive hikes totaling 800 basis points. Inflation also fell to 28.1% in May, down from 32.5% in April. This stabilization follows the government’s decision to liberalize the Egyptian pound’s exchange rate on May 23. The… Read More

The deployment of the Kenyan police force for a peace keeping mission in Haiti, will most probably take place in the coming week or two, assured William Ruto, the Kenyan President on Sunday 9th of June.  Kenya is required to lead this mission that was concluded in october 2023 by the United Nations Security Council with a troop of 1,000… Read More

The process of withdrawing American troops from Niger has officially commenced, marking a significant milestone in the relationship between the two nations. With a total of 946 soldiers stationed in various bases across Niger, the withdrawal operation has begun from key locations such as Agadez, Ouallam, and Diffa, with the destination set for Niamey. Over the past weekend, the first… Read More