East-Africa
Former Somali PM dies in Ethiopia
JIGJIGA – Former Somali Prime minister Ali Khalif Galaydh has today died in Ethiopian Somali region, an official confirmed. He was 79.
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the end of four years of captivity
Auxiliary worker Sophie Pétronin was released on Thursday, October 8th. An event that puts an end to almost four years of captivity.…
West-Africa
The abducted Malian politician Soumaila Cissé released after the government released 100 prisoners
Prominent Malian politician Soumaila Cissé, who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in March, was released on Wednesday after Mali released over 100…
West-Africa
French hostage Sophie Pétronin released after being held in Mali since 2016
The Malian presidency on Thursday confirmed that French charity worker Sophie Pétronin, who was abducted in Mali and held hostage since December…
West-Africa
hostages Sophie Pétronin and Soumaïla Cissé have been released
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West-Africa
French diplomacy wants peaceful elections?
Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian heard from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly on Wednesday and reacted to Alassane Ouattara’s candidacy…
North-Africa
In Sudan, six artists imprisoned since August have been released
They were fired this Tuesday. Their arrest sparked an uprising last month in Khartoum because everyone had taken part in the revolution…
East-Africa
Two convicted of aiding the Al-Shabaab raid at Westgate Mall in
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North-Africa
the murder of a young girl revives mobilization on feminicides
Gatherings are scheduled this Thursday in several Algerian cities to condemn feminicides. No official figures exist, but the Facebook account Algeria Feminicides,…
West-Africa
Benin suspended from list of “safe countries of origin”
This decision was taken in late September by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, which regulates asylum…
East-Africa
Spy agency NISA to collect official data in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Individuals working with the Federal Government of Somalia must now submit their information to the National Intelligence Security Agency…
