Ethiopian Airlines expands Boeing 737 MAX fleet 5 years after fatal crash
Ethiopian Airlines announced, on Tuesday, a deal with Boeing that will see the company buy 20 737 MAX aircraft, as well as 11 additional 787 Dreamliners during the Dubai Air…
Rwanda: Ex-doctor goes on trial in France over 1994 genocide
A Rwandan former gynaecologist went on trial in France on Tuesday on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 massacres in his home country, in an investigation…
Sudan: ‘At least 1,300’ killed in new massacre in West Darfur’s el-Geneina
Around 1,300 people, mostly civilians belonging to the Massalit tribe, were slaughtered in Sudan's West Darfur over three days earlier this month by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allied Arab…
Saudi Arabia says will host Arab, Africa and Islamic summits to discuss Gaza conflict
Saudi Arabia will host summits of Arab, Islamic and African nations in coming days to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Saudi Arabia’s investment minister said on Tuesday. “We will see, this…
Gunmen kill 13 Islamic school pupils in northwest Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria, Nov 7 — Gunmen from criminal gangs have killed 13 Islamic seminary pupils during a ceremony celebrating the birth of Prophet Mohammed in northwest Nigeria’s Katsina state, a…
Somalia floods kill 10, displace more than 113,000 a year after drought
MOGADISHU, Nov 6 —Floods caused by heavy rains across parts of Somalia have displaced more than 113,000 people and “temporarily affected” hundreds of thousands, the UN Office for the Coordination…
Two Nigerian Nationals Sentenced to Prison for International Scheme That Defrauded Elderly U.S. Victims
Two Nigerian nationals who were extradited to the United States from Spain were sentenced to 128 and 87 months in prison for their roles in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme.…
Wife of Gabon’s deposed leader Ali Bongo jailed
LIBREVILLE, Gabon, Oct 12 — The wife of Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been under house arrest since a late August coup over alleged embezzlement of public…
Angola opens up, put into place visa-free entry to nationals from over 90 countries
Angola has joined the growing list of countries in Africa allowing visa free entry.**The new policy passed in a resolution last week will allow visa-free entry for 90-day stays to…
Tanzanian students missing in Israel following Hamas attack
Tanzania's embassy in Israel is intensifying efforts to locate two Tanzanian students who are reportedly missing in the aftermath of the recent Hamas attack in the region. Ambassador Alex Kallua,…