Politics

French Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne will pay a two-day working visit to Algiers, the Algerian capital from October 9 to 10, 2022, with the aim of consolidating the new start in relations between the two countries. While France and Algeria have recently gone through one of the worst diplomatic crises …

The vice-president of the West African Development Bank (WADB) in charge of financing and investments, Moustapha Ben Barka was arrested in Paris on Monday by order of the French courts. While on his way to South Korea on Monday, the former secretary general of the Malian presidency, spent few hours …

Foreign religious workers will no longer be eligible for work permits or permanent residency in South Africa, news site EWN reports quoting the country Home Affairs minister. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi was appearing in front of a parliamentary committee investigating how controversial Malawian televangelist Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, fled …

On his first day in office, new Kenyan President William Ruto gave orders to reverse some of the policies of his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta. President Ruto indicated that he would scrap food and fuel subsidies. He said they were costly and ineffective. Mr Ruto also said all cargo clearance would …

The United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) is planning a food aid program targeting 700,000 people in Zimbabwe from October, Reuters reported, citing an official. The announcement comes as the effects of a poor harvest and war in Ukraine continue to show. “The Zimbabwean government is working with agencies to …

Diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel could get seriously complicated as Israeli Ambassador David Govrin is involved in a sexual abuse scandal. Israel recalled the ambassador following the accusations. David Govrin, back in Israel, denounced a “smear campaign”, against the background of a personal conflict with the head of security …

A set of identical twins and a woman they refer to as their wife cannot hide their joy as she claims to be carrying their pregnancy, Pulse agency reported. The twins, Teddy and Peter, and their lover, Emily, say they have been sharing the same bed and live together as a family, …

The resurgence of border clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia left at least 49 dead on the Armenian side, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian announced on Tuesday. Armenia and Azerbaijan have been in border disputes for ages and have been clashing for almost two months now. The clashes already left 49 …

Afghan women launched a strong appeal to the United Nations on Monday for real international action to end the “gender apartheid” established in their country since the return to power of the Taliban. “Today, human rights in Afghanistan do not exist,” Mahbouba Seraj told the UN Human Rights Council in …

Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto took office on Tuesday as the country’s fifth president, a week after the Supreme Court confirmed his victory. Ruto replaces Uhuru Kenyatta, whom he served as deputy since 2013, and will have to tackle a surge in food and fuel prices, high unemployment and rising public …