United Nations (United States) (AFP) - UN aid agencies need $4.4 billion in emergency funding to address famine in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday. More than 20 million people face starvation in the four countries and action is needed now to avert a humanitarian disaster, Guterres tol ...
Tunis (AFP) - Tunisia's parliament on Wednesday approved a law to fight widespread corruption that has plagued the North African country's economy since the 2011 revolution. One hundred and forty-five lawmakers out of 217 voted to pass the 36-article law, which criminalises any retribution against whistleblowers including any disciplinary measur ...
Johannesburg (AFP) - Africa wants 10 places in a proposed 48-nation World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino was told in Johannesburg Wednesday. The Swiss-Italian was attending a two-day meeting of African national football association presidents behind closed doors. All associations back an expanded World Cup and Africa hopes for 10 place ...
Khartoum (AFP) - A senior UN rights official said Wednesday that rape and inter-communal killings are still taking place in Sudan's war-scarred region of Darfur where implementation of rule of law remains weak. Sudanese officials insist that conflict in Darfur has ended, and in January then US president Barack Obama eased sanctions against Khart ...
Mogadishu (AFP) - Somalia's new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed sought to downplay soaring expectations of his new administration at his inauguration Wednesday, warning it would take decades to fix the nation's many ills. Our government is facing so many challenges and even though I will be doing my best, I also want to make clear for the S ...
Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Manchester City's Yaya Toure says his side must score at least two more goals against Monaco if they are to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. City twice came from behind to defeat the Ligue 1 leaders in a stunning 5-3 win in the first leg of their last 16 clash at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, ...
Mogadishu (AFP) - Somalia's capital Mogadishu was under security lockdown Wednesday, with roads closed and commercial flights cancelled ahead of the inauguration of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Widely known by his nickname Farmajo, the president will be sworn-in at a ceremony held in the highly-secured airport zone to avoid an attack by ...
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