Politics

Sex outside marriage and homosexuality will be banned at the next FIFA World Cup which will take place from November 21 to December 18, 2022 in Qatar. For this world celebration of football, only married couples will be able to afford moments of sexual pleasure. Sexual relations for unmarried people …

More than 130 civilians have been killed in central Mali in attacks attributed to Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadists, local media reported. This tragedy is one of the country’s worst known massacres and the latest in an ongoing series of killings across the country. Local elected officials have reported scenes of systematic massacres …

At least sixty political parties in Burkina Faso are demanding the full release of former President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, overthrown by the military in January. The leaders of these political parties demand “the preservation of the physical and moral integrity” of President Kaboré. “We also undertake to always work …

The English language will replace the French language from the primary cycle in Algeria, the presidency announced in a press release on Sunday. This is the result of the work of the Council of Ministers which took place under the leadership of the Head of State, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The decision …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Africa is “a hostage” of Russia’s war, during an address to the African Union (AU) on Monday “Africa is actually a hostage… of those who unleashed war against our state”, Mr Zelensky said during an address to the African Union. President Zelensky said his government …

The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, urged Western countries to continue their long-term support for Kyiv, particularly through the delivery of arms in the war between it and Russia. Mr Stoltenberg also recalled that the Ukrainians are the first to pay the price of war. The …

Three people died and two others injured after an attack by gunmen on two churches in Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, local media reported. The state’s Commissioner of Internal Security Samuel Aruwan said an unknown number of criminals on motorcycles entered four villages in co-ordinated attacks robbing people and later targeted …

Two people died and six others injured when suspected militants opened fire on a bus in southwestern Rwanda, Reuters reported, citing a police source. Saturday’s attack, which killed the bus driver and a passenger, was carried out by the National Liberation Front (FLN), the armed wing of the anti-government Movement …

The South Sudanese government on Monday announced the death of Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Manawa Peter Gatkuoth Gual in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after developing chest pains. According to First Vice President Riek Machar, the minister was flown to Egypt on Friday where he underwent surgery on Saturday. He …

Russia issued a warning to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urging him to suspend the military operation he plans to launch soon in northern Syria. For the past few months, the Turkish army has embarked on the Syrian conflict to ensure its security at its borders. Ankara plans to continue …