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Bodies of 74 migrants found on west Libyan shore

The bodies of 74 migrants have been found washed up on a beach near the western Libya city of Zawiya, a Red Crescent spokesman said on Tuesday.

Algeria cancels Merkel’s visit over President Bouteflika’s acute illness

The Algerian presidency has announced that the official visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been postponed due to what they described as the...

Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia hold talks on Libyan crisis

Algerian, Egyptian and Tunisian foreign ministers met on Sunday in Tunis, Tunisia to discuss ways of ending the Libyan crisis. The initiative proposed by Tunisian...

Angela Merkel visits Algeria, security and migration top priority

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a two-day visit to Algeria starting Monday. She is scheduled to hold talks with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The topics...

Egypt’s top court upholds 10 death sentences over football violence

Egypt's top court upheld death sentences for 10 men on Tuesday for their part in Egypt's worst violence at a football stadium, in which...

Libya: 170 Senegalese migrants repatriated

After the wave of Nigerians this week, 170 Senegalese migrants who were in detention centres in Tripoli have been sent back to their country. The...

EU border agency expects more migrants via Libya this year

The European Union should expect as many migrants crossing from Libya this year as last, when a record number disembarked in Italy, the head...

Egyptians abandon imports to buy local products

Egypt"s Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Kabil. Photo Credit: Reuters   Egyptian chocolate spread maker Swifax has doubled its sales and is struggling to keep...

Egyptian army kills 14 militants in central Sinai raid

Egyptian soldiers killed 14 militants and arrested ten others in a raid in central Sinai, the military said on Monday. The operation over the past...

Libya rescues 120 migrants off Tripoli coast

More than 120 migrants including women and children were rescued by Libyan coastguards Sunday off the coast of Tripoli after their boat ran into...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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