Four more qualify for African Nations Cup finals

By Reuters,

Morocco and Nigeria added their names to the list of African Nations Cup qualifiers after Saturday’s preliminaries, with Mali and Uganda also bookin...

2019 AFCON Finals , African Nations Cup , MALI , Morocco , Nigeria , uganda

Mattis cuts US troop numbers in Africa by 10 percent

By VOA,

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is cutting hundreds of U.S. troops from Africa so he can use those resources for potential future conflicts with Rus...

National Defense Strategy (NDS) , Pentagon spokeswoman Navy Commander Candice Tresch , U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

Abuse and ‘vilification’ of migrants on the rise as borders close

By Reuters,

Vilification of migrants as criminals, rather than people needing protection, by politicians and the media is making them more vulnerable to abuse, sa...

Donald Trump , E.U , Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui , Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban , libya , Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) , migrants , slavery , Trust Conference , UNHCR

Spotify launches in the Middle East and North Africa

By Reuters,

Spotify, the world’s most popular paid music streaming service, officially launched in the Middle East and North Africa on Tuesday. The company s...

Spotify , Universal Music Group

Rival Libya leaders meet for first time since May

By Reuters,

Libya’s two main rival leaders met for the first time in more than five months at a conference hosted by Italy on Tuesday and the prime minister end...

Col Muammar Gaddafi , Egypt , Khalifa Haftar , libya , Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj , The United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Chad appoints new ministers to quell unrest

By VOA,

Chadian strongman Idriss Deby has appointed new defense and security ministers in a cabinet reshuffle following sustained rebel attacks in the north b...

Ahmat Mahamat Bachir , General Daoud Yaya , Idriss Deby , Mahamat Abba Ali Salah , Oumar Yaya Hissein

OPEC oil output rises to highest since 2016 despite Iran: Reuters survey

By Reuters,

OPEC has boosted oil production in October to the highest since 2016, a Reuters survey found, as higher output led by the United Arab Emirates and Lib...

Militants kill seven Christians returning from baptism in Egypt

By Reuters,

Gunmen killed at least seven Christians who were returning from baptizing a child at a Coptic monastery in Egypt on Friday, officials said - the most ...

Archbishop of Minya , Egypt , Islamic state , united arab emirates

African migrants rebuild Casablanca camp destroyed by fire

By Reuters,

After two sleepless days and nights begging on the streets of Casablanca, Guinea teenager Ismail could finally afford to rebuild his home in a tempora...

african migrants , Casablanca , Casablanca fire outbreak

Woman blows herself up in central Tunis; nine wounded

By Reuters,

A 30-year old woman blew herself up in the centre of the Tunisian capital Tunis on Monday, wounding nine people including eight police in what the Int...

suicide bomber , tunisia

Woman blows herself up in Tunisia, nine hurt: ministry

By Reuters,

A woman in her 30s blew herself up in the center of the Tunisian capital Tunis on Monday wounding nine people in what the Interior Ministry said was a...

Tunis

Kenya leap two places up in October FIFA ranking

By Jacob Icia,

Kenya has risen two places in the latest Fifa rankings released by the world football governing body on Thursday, to 105 globally. This follows the...

Belgium , CAF , FIFA , France , Harambee Stars , kenya , ranking , Sebastian Migne , uganda

Kenya stay guessing after FIFA indecision on S Leone

By Matthews Mutai,

As to whether Kenya has already secured its ticket for the 2019 African Cup of Nations Finals in Cameroon remains speculative after FIFA failed to mak...

CAF , corruption , FIFA , Ghana , Harambee Stars , kenya , Sierra Leone

Tough battle for World Team Cup slots on the cards in Mauritius

By Agencies,

The already confirmed 22 teams including continent’s powerhouses – Nigeria and Egypt are expected to battle for the 2019 ITTF World Team Cup at th...

2019 ITTF World Team Cup , 22 teams , Khaled El-Salhy , Nigeria and Egypt

Africa’s trafficking gangs flourish as nations fail to work together

By Reuters,

Trafficking gangs are flourishing across Africa through the exploitation of hundreds of thousands of migrants, yet nations are failing to dismantle ne...

african migrants , anti-human trafficking , crime , domestic servitude , forced labour , Mediterranean , Sexual slavery , Trafficking gangs , U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

1,500 migrants have died in Mediterranean in 2018 -UN

By Reuters,

For the fifth straight year, at least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and Italy being the deadliest, c...

International Organization for Migration (IOM) , Mediterranean Sea , UNHCR

Iran threatens to cut cooperation with nuclear body after Trump move

By Reuters,

Iran could reduce its co-operation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, President Hassan Rouhani told the body’s head on Wednesday, after he warned U.S. ...

Iran , Iranian Oil Exports , Iranian President Hassan Rouhani , The International Atomic Energy Agency , The United States , U.S President Donald Trump , U.S. SANCTIONS

Deaths surpass 1,000 this year after surge in attempts to cross Mediterranean

By Reuters,

More than 1,000 people have drowned in the Mediterranean this year sailing from Libya to Europe, with a rush in the past few days to beat an anticipat...

Brussels , Chancellor Angela Merkel , European union , German , International Organization for Migration , IOM chief William Lacy Swing , IOM’s Libya Chief of Mission Othman Belbeisi , libya , Libya's coast , Libyan Coast Guard

Boris Becker’s diplomatic passport is ‘fake’ – CAR

By Abednego Tendu,

The Central African Republic (CAR) has said a diplomatic passport that tennis star Boris Becker claims entitles him to immunity in bankruptcy proceedi...

Aquarius ship migrants finally reach land in Spain after week-long odyssey

By AFP,

The 630 migrants whose rescue sparked a major migration row in Europe began disembarking in Spain on Sunday, after a turbulent week that saw Italy tur...

Aquarius ship , italy , Mediterranean Sea , migrants in the Mediterranean , Spain , Spain's deputy prime minister Carmen Calvo