New York, July 9, 2025?CPJ urges Tunisian authorities to cease the prosecution of family members of journalists advocating for their release after a Tunis court on July 1 sentenced in absentia Ramla Dahmani, the sister of imprisoned...

Trump invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal for a three-day summit at the White House that?s scheduled to begin on Wednesday. ......

Nnewi -- Labour Party's former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has clarified the circumstances surrounding his engagement with the late former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, during Nigeria's military era. ......

Judges praised the Sudanese author for centring Muslim women, describing her writing as ?a balm, a shelter, and an inspiration?...

US President Donald Trump welcomed leaders from five African nations Wednesday to discuss strengthening economic partnerships and unlocking investment opportunities across the continent. The leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal attended a working lunch focusing on trade and development cooperation. My administration is committed to strengthening our friendships in Africa through economic development...

Download logo Upon High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Morocco reopened its Embassy in Damascus last Sunday, with all its administrative services resuming their activities. HM the King had announced in His speech to the 34th Summit of...

Nigeria | 54 minutes ago A senatorial aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Chief Bright Igodo Ogaji, has congratulated former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, over his emergence as the Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). This was even as Ogaji has also congratulated the newly emerged leadership of the party in Benue State, describing it as a new dawn in the state and Nigeria in general. The ADC...

On July 9, 2025, Mauritanian...

Morocco captain...

Arabian Post - Stringent new visa rules now govern travel from Nigeria to the United Arab Emirates, marking a sharp increase in restrictions. Transit visas have been fully suspended, while tourist visas for solo applicants aged 18 to 45 are no longer allowed. Those aged 45 and above must now demonstrate a six-month bank balance of at least USD 10,000 to qualify. A directive communicated to travel agents in Dubai on Tuesday specified that Nigerians travelling alone within the 18?45?year age range are ineligible for tourist visas, unless accompanied by a sponsor or...

Morocco captain Ghizlane Chebbak scores a fine hat-trick to ensure her team does not slip up against DR Congo at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations. ......

CAIRO -- In a key diplomatic engagement...

NOC hopes BP will play a ?greater and more significant role? in developing Libya?s oil sector. ......

(MENAFN - The Conversation) More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country's military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a ... ......

The intention of the sponsors and perpetrators of this criminal act is to compromise the authenticity of such PVCs and render the owners unfit to vote during the 2027 election. ......

In a significant step toward bolstering financing for Africarsquo;s energy sector, the African Petroleum Producersrsquo; Organization (APPO) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are advancing plans to launch the African Energy Bank (AEB). In April this year, APPO hired consulting firm PWC as project management consultants for the $5 billion development finance institution, which will be headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria and is set to commence operations this year. The bank will provide tailored financing solutions for African oil and gas projects, addressing long-standing funding gaps and enabling project developers to...

The claimants in their main suit filed on 7 May accused the defendants of unduly interfering in the 27 March election that produced them as the FCT's executive members. ......

OPEC-member Nigeria has seen a withdrawal of oil majors from onshore and shallow water fields that have been taken over by local companies with fewer resources. ......

In a sharp rebuke of US President Donald Trump?s recent tariff threats, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has publicly denounced what he described as imperial behavior, calling for respect for national sovereignty and the multilateral world order. The comments came in response to a July 7 post on Trump?s Truth Social platform, where the US president threatened to impose an additional 10% tariff on any nation ?aligning themselves with the anti-American policies of BRICS.? The statement from Trump came just as BRICS-now a ten-member group comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates-wrapped up its annual summit in Rio de...

New York, July 8, 2025?Members of the Sudan Liberation Movement?Transitional Council (SLM?TC), an armed group affiliated with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), arrested freelance journalists Nasr Yaqoub and Mohamed Ahmed Nazar on Monday, July 7, from a shop in Abu Shouk Camp market in El-Fasher, North Darfur. The arrest followed an incident on...

Opposition leader Ghannouchi, ex-PM and former presidential aide sentenced amid President Saied?s crackdown on dissent.

Fatima Sanusi, 27, has been benefiting...

Palabek Secondary School in the northern Uganda district of Lamwo near the South Sudan border has become the centre of a campaign to increase safety precautions against lightning strikes in Uganda. ......

Cairo -- Somali President Hassan...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Monday with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in the coastal city of New Alamein during an official visit focused on deepening bilateral ties and addressing regional developments, particularly in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea. According to Presidential Spokesperson Mohamed El-Shenawy, the meeting included a one-on-one session followed by expanded talks between the two countries? delegations. Discussions...

South Africa begin the defence of their Women's Africa Cup of Nations title with a 2-0 win over Ghana in Morocco. ......

Download logo His Excellency Ahmed Attaf, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs of the Peoplersquo;s Democratic Republic of Algeria, is on an Official Visit to Singapore from 6 to 8 July 2025 at the invitation of Minister...

The situation is particularly dire in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur province, which has witnessed some of the worst episodes of the ongoing conflict between rival militaries. Those remaining in El Fasher are facing ldquo;extreme shortagesrdquo; of food and clean water, with markets repeatedly disrupted, UN Spokesperson Steacute;phane Dujarric told journalists at the regular news briefing in New York. Across the city, nearly 40 per cent of children under five are suffering from acute malnutrition, including 11 per cent with severe acute malnutrition. Most of the surrounding water...

A goal in first-half...

A goal in first-half injury time from Saratou Traore is enough to see Mali edge a tight Group C encounter against Tanzania at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations. ......