Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast ex-leader’s party to shun polls after ally detained

Abidjan – The opposition party of Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo said Thursday it will boycott December parliamentary... Read more

7 Nov

World

North Korea fires unidentified ballistic missile: Seoul military

Seoul – North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile Friday, Seoul’s military said, around a week after US President... Read more

7 Nov

Countries

Libya detains ex-police chief wanted by ICC for war crimes: prosecutors

Tripoli – The Libyan prosecutor’s office in Tripoli announced on Wednesday the detention of Osama Almasri Najim, a former... Read more

6 Nov

Chad

Intercommunal clash over Chad well kills at least 33

N’Djamena – A violent clash over water between two communities has killed at least 33 people in a village... Read more

6 Nov

Countries

AU mission says Tanzanian election was ‘compromised’

Nairobi – African Union election observers said late Wednesday that the integrity of Tanzania’s recently concluded elections was “compromised”,... Read more

6 Nov

World

Trump to host his first summit with Central Asian leaders

Almaty – US President Donald Trump will host all five Central Asian leaders in Washington on Thursday for the... Read more

6 Nov

World

Engine fell off US cargo plane before deadly crash: officials

Washington – The death toll from a cargo plane crash in the southern US state of Kentucky rose to... Read more

6 Nov

World

Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam

Liloan – Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed at least 140 people and left another 127 missing after unleashing devastating flooding... Read more

6 Nov

Countries

Mauritania ex-leader Aziz loses final appeal against 15-year jail term

Nouakchott – Mauritania’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s second appeal against his conviction... Read more

5 Nov

World

At least 7 dead after UPS cargo plane crashes near Louisville airport

Washington – At least seven people died and several more were injured after a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly... Read more

5 Nov