Widad Bertal, Morocco’s newly crowned world boxing champion in the 52-54 kg division, is juggling rigorous training with her burgeoning career as a multi-specialty nurse as she sets her sights on the 2028 Olympic Games. The 25-year-old clinched the gold medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Nis, Serbia, …
Read More »Suspect arrested after Uppsala shooting that killed three
The Swedish police arrested a suspect on Wednesday, linked to the shooting that claimed the lives of three people and injured several others the previous night. The shooting took place on Tuesday night in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm. Police later launched a manhunt after the perpetrator fled the scene. …
Read More »An explosion hits a residential area in northern China
An explosion struck a residential area in northern China on Wednesday, marking the second such incident in two days, according to reports. An explosion followed by a fire rocked a residential area in the Xiaodian district of Taiyuan, capital of the northern province of Shanxi, on Wednesday. The human toll …
Read More »Morocco: Sahel Alliance Foreign Minister received by the King
On April 28, King Mohammed VI granted an audience to diplomats from the three countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, as part of the Kingdom’s relations with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The diplomatic climate between these three countries and Morocco has always been marked by sincere friendship, mutual …
Read More »President Tinubu accused of wanting to create a single party
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is losing members to the ruling APC, and 18 civil society figures published an open letter on April 27 accusing the Head of State of using fear and pressure. According to the signatories, these rallies to the All Progressives Congress (APC) …
Read More »Namibia: minister dismissed and arrested for alleged vi0l
Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has sacked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform following accusations of rape. Mac-Albert Hengari was then arrested in flagrante delicto while attempting to bribe the alleged victim with $230,000 in cash. According to the authorities, the young woman was 16 at the time …
Read More »Nigeria: 12 people killed by Boko Haram
At least 12 people from Nigeria’s Bokko Ghide community, including two vigilantes, were killed by Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday in Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Mohammed Timta, the Emir of Gwoza, the traditional and Islamic ruler of the area, confirmed the incident to Anadolu on Sunday …
Read More »Ghana: two arrested in connection with murder
The Katanga District Police Command, in the Krachi East municipality of the Oti region, has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of an adult shepherd in Ghana. The arrests were announced in a statement signed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), John Nchor, of the Public Affairs …
Read More »Food stocks run out in Gaza prompting famine warnings
According to the World Food Program (WFP), food stocks in Gaza are depleted due to the blockade imposed by Israel for nearly eight weeks, which has put an end to the main source of subsistence for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory. WFP emergency coordinator Yasmin Maydhane said …
Read More »Iranians hope for a balanced agreement with the US
As Iran and the U.S prepare for a third round of talks, Iranians are hoping for a balanced deal that would lower tensions and averts the risk of war. Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme will return Saturday to the secluded sultanate of …
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