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Chad president kicks off campaign for sixth term
Chadian President, Idriss Deby Chad President Idriss Deby Itno kicked off his campaign for a sixth term on Saturday, calling for unity after rival protests were banned and broken up.
Ivory Coast PM’s body flown home after death in Germany
The body of Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko was flown home on Saturday, two days after he died in Germany. Bakayoko, who turned 56 last Monday and died following
Japan-trained Darfur rebel chief turned Sudan finance minister
Sudan’s new finance minister, Gibril Ibrahim, is a veteran rebel leader who fought against marginalisation under ousted president Omar al-Bashir. Now, the Japan-educated former professor holds the keys to the
Ancient Christian ruins discovered in Egypt
A French-Norwegian archaeological team has discovered new Christian ruins in Egypt’s Western Desert, revealing monastic life in the region in the fifth century AD, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said Saturday.
Egypt’s terror law use against critics slammed at UN
Egypt must stop using anti-terrorism laws to muzzle critics and even keep them in pre-trial detention indefinitely, dozens of countries told the UN on Friday. In a rare oral rebuke
Saudi Arabia replaces hajj minister
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman replaced the hajj minister on Friday, months after the kingdom hosted the smallest pilgrimage in modern history due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mohammad Benten was relieved
Get COVID-19 jab or leave the force, Malaysian I-G warns officers
Malaysian police officers who refuse to receive a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine will have to leave the force,” Abdul Bador, the country’s Inspector General of Police told state news agency Bernama
South Korea to host North Korea for World Cup qualifiers
South Korea will host North Korea for a series of World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers later this year, the Asian Football Confederation said on Friday. South Korea, who reached
South Africa’s Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini, dies aged 72
Goodwill Zwelithini Goodwill Zwelithini, the controversial but revered king of the Zulus, South Africa’s largest ethnic group, died Friday aged 72 after weeks in hospital for a diabetes-related illness, the
South Africa’s Ramaphosa condemns killing at students demo
South Africa’s President. Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday condemned the killing of an unarmed passerby by South African police during a university student protest for free education, describing
