India and Pakistan, on Saturday, exchanged a list of civilian prisoners in each other’s jails, officials said. They carried out the exchange through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, India’s Foreign Ministry officials said. “India has shared lists of 343 civilian prisoners and 74 fishermen in its custody, who are Pakistani or are […]
The commander of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has announced a two-day “unilateral” ceasefire in its fight against the army ahead of a major Muslim festival. “We are declaring a unilateral ceasefire, except for self-defence situations. “The ceasefire is on the eve of Eid and on Eid al-Adha day,” Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo said on […]
The last refugee held on the Pacific island of Nauru under Australia’s notorious offshore detention policy has been evacuated to Australia, according to refugee advocacy groups. The man arrived in Australia on Saturday night. This was after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, said it would end a policy in place for more than 10 years. “Over […]
Clashes renewed between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in parts of Khartoum on Wednesday. This is coming after the latest 72-hour truce ended at 6.00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT). Eyewitnesses said SAF warplanes flew over southern areas of Khartoum and bombarded a major RSF camp there. The warplanes […]
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, on Wednesday held talks with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Montgomery, who fielded questions from State House correspondents afterwards praised the new administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on some economic measures announced so far. The envoy particularly commended the government on subsidy removal […]
Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, leading an Egyptian delegation, embarked on a trip on Thursday to Kyiv and Saint Petersburg. The mission of the trip is to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict through an Africa-mediated initiative. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry accompanied Madbouly, the state-run Ahram Online news website reported. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the […]
A boat, carrying refugees and migrants, sank in southwestern Greece, resulting in 32 deaths, according to Greek national news agency, AMNA on Wednesday. AMNA reported that emergency responders have rescued 104 passengers, while a search and rescue operation was underway to locate a yet unclear number of missing. According to an e-mailed press release by […]
At least three people were found dead in the streets of Nottingham, a city in the English Midlands, according to British Police. Initially, the Police found two people dead in the centre of the city on Tuesday. Just after 4.00 a.m. (03:00 GMT), police officers received a call about another incident. In that incident, the […]
Ten people, including soldiers, died and several others sustained injuries on Tuesday as a fierce gun battle between Somali National Army (SNA) and regional forces broke out in Barawe, southern Somalia, local authorities said. Mohamed Ibrahim Barre, Governor of Lower Shabelle region, said the fighting started after paramilitary forces killed SNA soldiers near the headquarters […]
Tanzania’s anti-narcotics authorities have detained at least 16 suspects in connection with the cultivation of 953 hectares of cannabis, the authorities said in a statement. The authorities arrested the suspects during an eight-day special crackdown on the cultivation of cannabis in the Arusha region. The operation started on May 31, the Drug Control and Enforcement […]