Africa
General strike, protests paralyse Tunisia’s Gabes over pollution crisis
By Tarek Amara Reuters A general strike and tens of thousands of protesters brought the southern Tunisian city of Gabes to a ...Ivory Coast town rocked by massacre uses marriages to make peace
By Loucoumane Coulibaly Reuters In a town in Ivory Coast torn apart by election violence and mass killings more than a decade ...Madagascar coup leader Randrianirina sworn in as president
By Lovasoa Rabary Reuters Madagascar’s coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as president on Friday, after the military took power in the ...Cameroon opposition’s Tchiroma claims election victory, urges Biya to concede
by: EMMANUEL TUMANJONG, NGALA KILLIAN CHIMTOM and MARK BANCHEREAU, Associated Press Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed victory in the Oct. 12 ...Madagascar president flees as military joins Gen Z coup
By SARAH TETAUD and GERALD IMRAY,Associated Press Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he has fled the country in fear for his life following ...Surging Nile waters inundate Egypt and Sudan, revive row over Ethiopian mega-dam
By Dina Sakr and Mohamed Ezz CAIRO (Reuters) -Rising Nile waters inundated homes and fields in northern Egypt over the weekend, forcing ...Somali forces fighting al Shabaab attack on high-security prison
Somali government forces were fighting on Saturday to repel al Shabaab militants who stormed a high-security underground prison in the capital Mogadishu, ...Thousands flee to Cameroon as Boko Haram seizes Nigerian border town
By Ahmed Kingimi Reuters More than 5,000 people have fled Nigeria’s northeast into neighbouring Cameroon after Boko Haram militants seized the border ...Morocco’s angry youth joins wave of Gen Z rage
Two people were killed when officers opened fire on a group of people attempting to “storm” a police station in Morocco on ...Gen Z protesters rally across Morocco demanding health, education reforms
By Ahmed Eljechtimi Reuters A heavy security presence on Monday evening thwarted for a straight third day youth-led protests across several Moroccan ...














