France terminates military cooperation agreement

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Somalia
Paris has suspended an agreement on military cooperation between France and Ethiopia, sources said on Friday in the middle of the ongoing conflict in the north of the African country. The agreement between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Emmanuel Macron in March 2019 was terminated in early July. Macron and Abiy had signed an agreement in which France would borrow 85 million euros ($ 100 million) to support Ethiopia's ambition to build a navy. Abiy was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for…

Libya’s delegates do not reach agreement on

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North Africa
The first day of new UN-led talks between delegates from war-torn Libya failed to reach an agreement on a constitutional framework for holding elections as planned in December, the UN said. The UN support mission in Libya said that the participants in Wednesday's meeting held via video conference discussed four proposals, the content of which was not revealed. "A final decision on the constitutional basis" for legislative and presidential elections would be taken at the next meeting, UNSMIL said,…

Algeria arrests 22 suspected arsonists

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North Africa
Algeria has arrested 22 people suspected of being behind the most devastating forest fires in the country's history, killing 69 people, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Thursday, calling the fires a "disaster" and calling for national unity. Dozens of forest fires have hit mountainous areas in northern Algeria since Monday, mainly in Tizi Ouzou, the main province of the Kabylie region east of the capital, Algiers. On Thursday, Algeria held a national day of mourning for dozens killed. "Some…

Zambians vote in a fierce presidential battle

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West Africa
The Zambians made their ballots in crowded polling stations until the closing time of the country's general election. While the day of the vote was largely peaceful, President Edgar Lungu said at least two people were killed, including the chairman of his party in the northwestern province.…

Zambians vote among internet restrictions, expected results

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Central Africa
Zambians flocked to vote for a president on Thursday in controversial polls by incumbent Edgar Lungu and longtime rival Hakainde Hichilema as the internet saw restrictions. After 12 hours of voting, the polls closed at 18.00 (1600 GMT) with several hundred left in queues waiting to vote.The closely fought presidential election is seen as a test of the country's…

Tunisia’s Ennahdha party forms another committee

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North Africa
On Thursday, one of Tunisia's largest parties in parliament announced the formation of a temporary committee to deal with the country's political crisis. In a statement, Ennahdha said the new committee will be chaired by Mohamed Goumani, a member of the party's executive office. The statement added that the committee has jurisdiction and that its decision is binding on the party. The statement also said that the committee would look for solutions and understandings to avoid the worst for Tunisia and…

Algeria mourns dozens killed in destructive fires

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North Africa
Flames erupted across northern Algeria on Thursday as the country observed a national day of mourning for dozens of people killed in recent forest fires to cover the Mediterranean. The North African country has been gripping devastating fires since Monday that have claimed 69 lives - 41 civilians and 28 soldiers. Soldiers and civilian volunteers have joined firefighters on several fronts in an effort to put out the fires that are being blown by windy and dry dry conditions. In the district of Tizi…

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