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Libya, Turkey sign defence deals after maritime spat

Tripoli – Libya’s Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah signed two deals with Turkey’s defence minister on Tuesday, building on... Read more

26 Oct, 2022

Countries

Ethiopia peace talks open in South Africa

Johannesburg – Peace talks between the warring sides in the brutal two-year-old conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region opened in... Read more

26 Oct, 2022

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France calls for African “solidarity” over Russian invasion

Diamniadio – France is calling on African nations to show “solidarity” with Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a French minister... Read more

25 Oct, 2022

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African Union leader urges overhaul of global governance

Diamniadio – Senegal’s President Macky Sall, who heads the African Union, on Monday deplored the “lack of coherence” from... Read more

25 Oct, 2022

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Nigeria calls for calm after US, UK warn of ‘terror’ threat

Abuja – Western embassies in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Monday advised their citizens in the country to limit their... Read more

25 Oct, 2022

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Tigray’s rebels agree to peace talks as Ethiopia PM vows ‘end’ to war

  Addis Ababa – Tigray’s rebel authorities said on Friday they would attend talks next week aimed at ending... Read more

22 Oct, 2022

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Abiy vows ‘end’ to war as AU discusses Tigray peace talks

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has vowed war in Tigray “will end and peace will prevail”... Read more

22 Oct, 2022

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Morocco blasts South Africa’s ‘agitation’ of Western Sahara dispute

Rabat – Morocco on Thursday blasted what it called Pretoria’s “gesticulations and agitations” over the disputed territory of Western... Read more

21 Oct, 2022

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Madagascar fires FM amid Russia UN vote controversy

Antananarivo – Madagascar’s president Andry Rajoelina has fired his foreign minister amid reports that his exit was sparked by the... Read more

20 Oct, 2022

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South Africa vows ‘unapologetic’ support to Western Sahara

Johannesburg – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday vowed his government’s “unapologetic” backing for the partially recognised Sahrawi... Read more

19 Oct, 2022