Algeria summons Danish and Swedish envoys to condemn Koran desecrations
Algeria said Monday it had summoned the Danish and Swedish envoys to condemn recent desecrations of the Koran in Copenhagen and Stockholm.
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Algerian wildfires kill more than 30 people amid blistering heatwave
Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday.
Algeria wildfires kill dozens of people including 10 soldiers
About 7,500 firefighters trying to bring blazes under control and 1,500 people evacuated as heatwave spreadsTen soldiers are among 25 people to have been killed by wildfires in the mountainous Béjaïa and Bouïra regions of Algeria, as a heatwave spreads…
Gabon’s President Bongo to face 18 rivals in re-election bid
Gabon’s leader Ali Bongo Ondimba, who is favourite for a third term, will face 18 other candidates in the 26 August presidential poll, electoral authorities announced Monday.
Africa + 1: Stepping Back from a Costly Pragmatism
African leaders are right to be stepping back from Africa + 1 summit diplomacy, and this may mark a move towards the continent’s own ‘articulatory turn’ in global politics.
The RSF are out to finish the genocide in Darfur they began as the Janjaweed. We cannot stand by | Kate Ferguson
Peace between Hemedti’s RSF and Sudan’s army will not end war crimes. As UN security council president, Britain must actAs conflict in Sudan escalates, it is becoming clear that the Rapid Support Forces has returned to Darfur to complete the genocide i…
Nigeria’s army increases troop numbers to tackle violence in Plateau State
A local official in Plateau State in Nigeria’s restive north has said that at least 80,000 people have been displaced in the past three months by intercommunal violence. Attacks have been mounting since May. The army has reinforced security to end the…
Gabon’s Bongo to face 18 other presidential candidates in August election
Gabon’s leader Ali Bongo Ondimba will face 18 other candidates in next month’s presidential election, authorities announced Monday.
End of Nigerian Fuel Subsidy Fuels Crippling Inflation
In his first two months in office, President Bola Tinubu has ripped the Band-Aid off Nigeria’s ailing economy. Time will tell if it can heal, but for now, Nigerians are feeling the pain.
Desperate hunt for fuel threatens a once thriving forest reserve in Cameroon
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled to north-east Cameroon amid violence by Islamist extremists. As the influx puts pressure on the region’s natural resources, locals say their forest has suffered. Now displaced people are seeking help to replac…