ECOWAS condemns military coup, sets to sanction Mali
The West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions,...
Soldiers detain Mali president, PM
Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse have been detained by mutinying soldiers in the capital, Bamako....
Muslim Group seeks end to hate speech, religious intolerance in Nigeria
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria has called for an end to incessant hate speeches caused by ethnic and...
Oman’s Sultan appoints new minister
Oman's Sultan, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, has appointed a new top diplomat to replace the long-serving Yusuf bin Alawi...
Sudan integrates rebels into army
Sudan government has agreed to integrate a major rebel group into the army within 39 months. On Monday August 17,...
Unknown gunmen kill Somali regional minister
Police have reported that unknown gunmen have shot dead a Somali regional minister in the town of Jowhar, Middle Shabelle...
Iraq jails officials over corruption charges
Two Iraqi officials have received a seven-year jail term from the Iraqi's Commission of Integrity over mismanagement of more than...
Egypt enacts law to protect identities of women reporting sex assaults
The government of Egypt has approved a new law which protects the identity of women who come forward to report...
Somalia: 17 people die, several sustain injury in hotel siege
Not less than 17 people have died and more than a dozen wounded in a gun and bomb attack by...
Saudi records 1, 227 new coronavirus cases
Saudi Arabia has announced 1,227 new coronavirus cases. While disclosing this on Sunday August 16, 2020, the Ministry of Health...