Italy Says To Boost Energy Ties With Gas Giant Algeria
Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Italy imported 95 percent of its gas needs, about 40 percent of which came from Russia.
Burkina Faso Confirms Telling France To Withdraw Troops
France deploys about 400 special forces soldiers in junta-ruled Burkina, but relations have deteriorated and tensions have soared in recent months.
Morocco Votes To Review Ties With European Parliament
Members of both houses of Morocco's parliament met in the capital Rabat for a joint session in response to the non-binding European text adopted on Thursday.
Army Frees Abducted Women, Babies In Burkina Faso
The abduction of the women and babies last week prompted alarm from the United Nations, while the country's military junta warned of a rise in jihadist attacks on civilians.
Tunisia Detains Anti-president MP: Lawyer
Seifeddine Makhlouf had been found guilty of insulting police during a standoff at Tunis airport in March 2021.
US, Africa Histories 'Intimately Connected' By Slavery: Yellen
Speaking at Goree Island off the Senegalese capital of Dakar, Yellen voiced "an overwhelming sense of sadness and pain thinking about those stolen from their families."
Tanzania's Main Opposition Party Holds First Rally After Six Years Of Bans
President Samia Suluhu Hassan this month lifted the ban on Chadema slapped by her hard-line predecessor John Magufuli, who was nicknamed "Bulldozer" for his pugnacious style.
Sudan's Prized Gum Trees Ward Off Drought But Workers Wither
The ingredient is used in everything from soft drinks to chewing gum and pharmaceuticals.
Eritrea Troops Leave Historic Tigray City As US Hails 'Withdrawal'
Witnesses told AFP on Sunday that Eritrean forces were no longer in the holy city, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its towering carved obelisks.
Gunmen Kill Eswatini Opposition Politician
Thulani Maseko was shot dead on Saturday night by unknown attackers in Luhleko, around 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the capital Mbabane, opposition spokesman Sikelela Dlamini said.
Arab States Boycott Regional Meet In Divided Libya's Capital
The snub underlines Arab divisions over the Tripoli-based government, whose legitimacy is contested by a rival administration in the war-scarred country's east.
Burkina Faso Asked France Troops To Quit, Diplomatic Note Confirms
President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said Paris was awaiting clarifications from Burkina Faso after the African country's military regime said it wanted French troops to leave within a month.
UN's Mali Mission 'Unsustainable' Without Troop Surge, Says Draft Report
The mission, known by its acronym MINUSMA, was created in 2013 to help stabilize a state threatened with collapse under a jihadist onslaught -- but the security situation in the country has continued to worsen.
Ethiopia Marks Epiphany With Water, Colour And Prayer
Lake Ziway, 120 kilometres (75 miles) south of Addis Ababa, is at the heart of annual celebrations in this region to mark the baptism of Christ, one of the holiest days on the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar.
Biden Invites Americans To Sponsor Refugees As Admissions Languish
In what he billed as the biggest innovation in US refugee resettlement in four decades, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the new Welcome Corps would aim to ask 10,000 Americans in its first year to offer a hand to new refugees.
EU Parliament Slams Declining Press Freedom In Morocco
A corruption scandal involving European Parliament members that erupted last month sent shockwaves through EU circles in Brussels, with MEPs accused of taking bribes from Morocco and Qatar.
Mali Gets More Warplanes, Helicopters From Russia
Mali's military said the shipment included Sukhoi Su-25 attack planes designed to support ground troops; and the Czech-designed Albatros L-39.
Chadian Protesters' Hellish Ordeal In Remote Desert Prison
Security forces swept up the men before and after mass protests over plans by General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno's military junta to extend its rule by two years.
NATO Allies Set To Provide 'Heavier Weapons' To Ukraine
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin will convene a meeting of around 50 countries on Friday at the US-run Ramstein military base in Germany, including all 30 members of the NATO alliance.
International Arrests Over 'Criminal' Crypto Exchange
Anatoly Legkodymov, 40, a Russian living in Shenzhen, China, appeared in handcuffs and leg shackles in a Miami courtroom on money laundering charges, and was denied bail by a judge who deemed him a flight risk.
Uber Resumes Services In Tanzania
Uber suspended services in the East African country last April after the government introduced legislation capping maximum commission from drivers at 15 percent from the previous 33 percent.
Son Of Equatorial Guinea's Ruler Held For Graft: State TV
Ruslan Obiang Nsue, whose iron-fisted father President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has ruled since 1979, was detained on Monday and placed under house arrest, TVGE said.
Doomsday Clock To Be Updated On January 24
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Tuesday that they will announce at 10:00 am (1500 GMT) on January 24 whether the time of the symbolic clock will change.
Ukraine Sees Tourism As 'Crucial' For Post-war Revival
"Once the war is over, tourism will play a key role in letting Ukraine recover quickly and rebooting its economy," Mariana Oleskiv, head of Ukraine's SATD tourism development agency, told AFP.
45 Dead, 20 Missing As Ukraine Ends Tower Block Search
The toll made Saturday's attack one of the deadliest since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine last February.
French Writers Go On Trial In Moroccan King Blackmail Case
Morocco accuses the journalist of offering to halt the book's publication, originally due in early 2016, in exchange for three million euros.
Search Underway For 50 Women Abducted In Burkina Faso
The landlocked West African country is one of the poorest and most volatile nations in the world.
Inflation Bites Into Sierra Leone's All-important 'Cookeries'
The 38-year-old widow runs a stall called a "cookery" -- the cheapest option for many Sierra Leoneans to grab what is often their only meal of the day.
Sudan Post-coup Talks 'Open' To Holdout Groups: US Envoy
Military leaders and some civilian factions agreed last month on the first of a two-phase political process seeking to end the turmoil Sudan has been plunged into since a 2021 coup led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Morocco-Algeria Spat Spills Into Football With African Cup No-show
The Atlas Lions' under-23 team, winner of the last two CHAN tournaments, withdrew its participation on Friday after host Algeria refused to authorise a direct flight from Rabat.