World
-
Africa
3/12/2024 5:46:34 PM
A US general and top officials visited Niger on Tuesday to see the ruling junta, renewing contact after the coup leaders ousted the elected leader, booted out French forces and moved closer to Russia.
|
World
-
Africa
2/25/2024 9:39:15 PM
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS said Sunday it was easing sanctions imposed on Guinea and Mali, a day after announcing a similar decision for Niger, another country under military rule.
|
World
-
Africa
2/24/2024 7:47:48 PM
West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year's coup in the country in a new push for dialogue as it also renewed calls on three junta-led nations to rescind their decision to quit the regional bloc.
|
World
-
Africa
2/24/2024 3:34:00 PM
Worried West African leaders were set to meet on Saturday for talks on coup-hit Niger and a string of crises that have rocked the region.
|
Sports
-
World
2/22/2024 3:15:09 PM
Marcus Thuram is facing a couple of weeks out of action after Inter Milan confirmed on Thursday that the France forward has picked up a hamstring injury.
|
World
-
Africa
2/6/2024 10:51:09 PM
Senegal's opposition on Tuesday denounced a "constitutional coup" after parliament voted to delay the presidential election by 10 months, plunging the country into its worst crisis in decades.
|
Egypt
-
Society
2/4/2024 10:34:46 AM
Many parts of Egypt are expected to witness cold weather, especially at night, over the coming week, with light to moderate rain in the next couple of days, according to the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA).
|
Sports
-
Omni sports
2/2/2024 1:43:37 PM
Lewis Hamilton's surprise decision to quit Mercedes and join Ferrari at the end of the coming Formula One season was greeted with joy in the Italian media on Friday.
|
Business
-
Economy
2/1/2024 12:28:44 PM
The global economy is expected to grow by 3.1 percent in 2024 and edge slightly higher to 3.2 percent in 2025, with projections indicating a moderate growth trajectory and a gradual easing of inflationary pressures over the next couple of years, according to the International Monetary Fund’s 2024 World Economic Outlook Report.
|
World
-
Africa
1/22/2024 3:29:10 PM
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday the United States was committed to deeper relations with Africa despite global crises as he opened a trip in the shadow of coups and the rising influence of Russia and China on the continent.
|
World
-
Africa
12/15/2023 4:48:27 PM
Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held in detention since a July 26 coup, must be freed immediately, the court of the West African bloc, ECOWAS, ordered on Friday.
|
World
-
Africa
12/10/2023 10:38:10 PM
West African leaders on Sunday kept sanctions imposed on Niger after a July military coup and demanded progress towards a short transition to civilian rule before easing the measures.
|
Business
-
Economy
12/7/2023 10:13:34 PM
Amidst great scarcity and inflated prices of sugar in many areas across Cairo, Fathy Mohamed, a 31-year-old Egyptian, wanders the capital as he struggles to bring a couple of kilos of sugar back to his family.
|
Al-Ahram Weekly
-
Opinion
12/5/2023 6:39:13 PM
Only a ceasefire coupled with a legitimate peace plan can prevent the Gaza conflict from becoming yet another battle in an endless war, writes David Dumke
|
World
-
Africa
12/4/2023 3:25:01 PM
The president of Guinea-Bissau issued a decree on Monday dissolving the parliament after an attempted coup in the West African nation.
|
World
-
Africa
11/26/2023 12:13:15 PM
A military armoury in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an immediate national curfew.
|
War on Gaza
-
War on Gaza
11/9/2023 8:06:04 PM
Italy is sending a hospital ship to the Middle East to aid the Palestinian population, which is expected to arrive "in a couple of days", the defence ministry told AFP Thursday.
|
Opinion
-
11/4/2023 9:29:28 PM
In recent years, US pro-Israel groups have pursued a multi-pronged strategy to stifle discourse about Israeli policy and Palestinian rights. It’s a response to a decades-long erosion of support for Israel, coupled with growing support for Palestinians.
|
World
-
Africa
10/11/2023 5:09:00 PM
Niger's post-coup military regime has ordered the United Nations coordinator in the country to leave within 72 hours, blaming "obstacles" by the world body to its international recognition.
|
World
-
Africa
10/5/2023 8:25:58 PM
Nigeria's foreign minister on Thursday welcomed an Algerian offer to mediate talks with the military regime in Niger, which came to power in a coup in July.
|