SOS Mediterranean and MSF Return to Campaign Off Libya
The NGO SOS Méditerranée, together with Médecins Sans Frontières, announced on Sunday (July 21st) the launch of a new rescue campaign off the Libyan coast with the ship Ocean Viking.
These operations resumed seven months...
Libya: Marshal Haftar’s Plane in Tunisia
The military plane that made an emergency landing on 22 July in the Tunisian region of
Médenine, 100 km from the Libyan border, belongs to the Libyan National Army, led by Marshal Haftar.
On Monday morning,...
Algeria: Towards More English in Universities
In Algeria, administrative languages are traditionally Arabic and French. But Algeria's minister of higher education has been saying for several weeks that the French language is not useful and that he would like it...
Morocco: Foreign Languages in Education
Morocco's political class has long been divided on the issue of teaching certain subjects in
French, including the ranks of the Islamist party at the head of the government, which invokes the defence of national...
‘Four Killed’ in Illegal Fishing Row on Lake Victoria
A policeman and three villagers have been killed in a gunfight between law enforcers and locals accused of illegally fishing on Lake Victoria, AFP news agency is quoting an official as saying.
The governor of...
‘I Invited People to Seek Peace and Remember’
Hyppolite Ntigurirwa has just completed 100-day walk across Rwanda to mark the 25th
anniversary of the genocide.
At that time, when he was seven years old, he saw his father being murdered.
Each day of his walk...
Honest Nigerian Serviceman Gets Promoted for Returning Cash
A member of the Nigerian Air Force who returned a lost parcel containing 37,000 euros cash received a two-rank promotion, as part of his reward.
Bashir Umar had been on patrol duties with other colleagues...
Zimbabwe Tourism Minister in Custody
Zimbabwe's anti-corruption commission has confirmed that the country's Tourism Minister
Priscah Mupfumira is in custody for questioning. Zimbabwe’s Environment, Tourism and
Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira was arrested Thursday over alleged corruption charges while at the...
Virus Turns the Lights out In South Africa
A virus has hit a website belonging to Johannesburg’s electricity supplier, City Power, meaning people can't buy electricity - leaving hundreds of customers in the dark.
City Power said that the virus encrypted its entire...
Donkeys in Kenya face ‘Imminent Extinction’
Kenya's donkey population is rapidly diminishing, according to a dramatically worded report recently issued by an animal rights group.
The Nairobi-based Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) says that donkeys face an "imminent" and looming...
