Tue 29 August 2023: Protests have erupted in Libya after Israel said its foreign minister had met with his Libyan counterpart despite the two countries having no formal diplomatic links, Libyan media reported. Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibeh suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush after she met with Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen, news portal al-Wasat Gate […]
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Mon 28 August 2023: President Emmanuel Macron announced in a speech to diplomats on Monday that France’s ambassador to Niger will remain in the nation despite demands from leaders of a recent coup. On Friday, Niger’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that French ambassador Itte had 48 hours to leave, saying he had refused to […]
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Mon 28 August 2023: The armed group ISIL (ISIS) has almost doubled its territory in Mali in less than a year, United Nations experts have said in a new report. The stalled implementation of a peace deal and sustained attacks on communities have offered ISIL and an al-Qaeda affiliate also operating in the region a […]
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Sun 27 August 2023: Somali authorities banned the platforms, citing explicit content and violent extremism but young Somalis say they are a source of livelihood for them. On Sunday, Somali authorities issued an order banning access to several giant social media platforms including the video platform TikTok, messaging app Telegram, and the online betting 1xBet. […]
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Sun 27 August 2023: Emmerson Mnangagwa, the president of Zimbabwe, has been elected to his second and last term in office, an outcome that has been criticized by the opposition and questioned by observers. Analysts claimed the election was heavily skewed in favor of the ZANU-PF party, which has ruled the nation since independence and […]
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FILE PHOTO Sat 26 August 2023: The remains of two new dinosaur species have been unearthed in northern Morocco, belonging to the Abelisauridae, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs, making them “primitive cousins” of the Tyrannosaurus, reports Phys.org. The pair “had short bulldog snouts and even shorter arms,” than the famous apex predator popularly known as […]
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Fri 25 August 2023: Niger’s military administration on Friday gave the French ambassador 48 hours to leave the country. “In reaction to the note sent on August 8 to Niger’s former Ambassador in France, and French Ambassador Sylvain Itte’s refusal to reply to an invitation by the ministry for a discussion on Friday August 25 […]
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Fri 25 August 2023: The Niger junta, which took power in a military coup on July 26, has forged a military alliance with neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali, whose rulers also took office in coups. On Thursday, the foreign ministers of the three countries made a joint declaration in Niamey, Niger’s capital. The foreign ministers […]
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FILE – A woman protests with others outside the U.N. refugee agency offices in Cape Town, South Africa, Oct. 30, 2019. Fri 25 August 2023: The media’s huge influence comes from the fact that it’s capable of affecting public perceptions. In the light of this we set out to understand how South Africa’s print media […]
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Thu 24 August 2023: The much-anticipated expansion of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) bloc has gained momentum with the current members having collectively decided to extend invitations to six countries to become full members, effective from January 2024. “As the five BRICS countries, we have reached agreement on the guiding principles, […]
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