Politics

A Saudi man wanted for a deadly attack in 2015 detonated an explosive belt during his arrest this week in Jeddah, killing himself instantly and injuring four, the state news agency said on Friday. Abdallah Al-Shehri was on the list of people suspected of having participated in an attack that …

The President of the Central African Republic, Faustin Archange Touadera, declared that his country is not leaving the franc of the French colonies (CFA franc), after a meeting with his Gabonese counterpart Ali Bongo. He made the comment when asked about the introduction of “bitcoin” as the second official currency …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, called on the international community to “react immediately” to remove Russians from the occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant and target of bombings. According to the Ukrainian Head of State, only the total withdrawal of the Russians (…) would guarantee nuclear security for all of …

Former Burkinabe President Roch Kaboré has been staying since Wednesday August 11 in Abidjan, the Ivorian capital, since his overthrow on January 24. He will then join the United Arab Emirates for a medical examination. According to a close collaborator, quoted by RFI, the deposed president needed to do some …

North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, proclaimed a “resounding victory” over Covid-19 on Wednesday, after almost two weeks without any officially recorded cases. North Korea, one of the first countries in the world to close its borders in January 2020 after the Covid-19 virus emerged in neighboring China, has long …

The UN Mission in South Sudan, (Unmiss) has condemned the alleged execution of four rebel fighters captured by government soldiers in the northern oil-producing Unity state. The killings on Saturday were reportedly in response to last month’s attack by the rebels on army positions in Mayom county. A video circulating …

Malian interim President, Colonel Assimi Goïta said he held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the conversation, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, discussed possibly supplying food, fertilisers and fuel to Mali. Malian leader, Assimi Goita said on Twitter that they also talked about Russia’s support …

Malian transitional government on Wednesday announced a three-day national mourning after confirming the death on Sunday of 42 Malian soldiers in the east. The attack is attributed to jihadists in the northeast of the country, near the borders of Burkina Faso and Niger. The security forces for their part neutralized …

United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres sent congratulatory message to Kenyans for observing peace during the elections. In a statement, he commended the electoral commission and Kenyan authorities for ensuring that voters were able to exercise freely their right to vote. Mr Guterres has urged politicians and voters to be …

Thirteen civilians were killed overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday by Russian bombardments in central-eastern Ukraine, which targeted a town near the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. The Grad multiple rocket launcher attack mainly targeted the industrial town of Marganets in the Dnipropetrovsk region. It is located on the bank of the …