Billionaire Naguib Sawiris wants ‘level playing field’ for Egypt business
El-Gouna – Naguib Sawiris – one of Africa’s richest men, with an estimated fortune of over $3 billion –... Read more
21 Nov, 2021
Libya’s parliament speaker enters presidential race
Tripoli – Libya’s parliament speaker Aguila Saleh registered on Saturday to run in next month’s presidential election, joining a... Read more
20 Nov, 2021
Equatorial Guinea’s ruler set to be nominated for sixth term
Malabo – Equatorial Guinea’s president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the longest ruling head of state in the world excluding monarchs,... Read more
20 Nov, 2021
Libyans protest against Haftar, Gaddafi presidential runs
Tripoli – Hundreds of Libyans protested in Tripoli Friday against “war criminals” running in next month’s presidential election, after eastern... Read more
20 Nov, 2021
Libya ex-interior minister registers presidential bid
Tripoli – Libya’s former interior minister Fathi Bashagha on Thursday registered to run in a presidential election set for December... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
A hero abroad, FW de Klerk’s evasiveness drew ire in South Africa
Johannesburg – Four activists abducted and murdered. A man pushed to his death from a police building. Five teenagers... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
Trump ally in Congress publicly shamed over violent video
Washington – US lawmakers censured a Trump loyalist on Wednesday for posting an animated video depicting the legislator killing... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
Eswatini opens ‘terror’ trial for pro-democracy MPs
Mbabane – Two pro-democracy lawmakers went on trial on “terrorism” and murder charges on Tuesday in Eswatini, in the absolute... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Israel judges postpone key testimony in Netanyahu graft trial
Jérusalem – Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to court for his graft trial on Tuesday, but judges... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
Al Jazeera says its chief in Sudan taken to prison
Khartoum – Sudanese security forces have taken the bureau chief of Qatari-based Al Jazeera TV to prison even though the... Read more
16 Nov, 2021
