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A senior US official on Monday applauded tough reforms taken by Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since coming to office in May, saying they provided an opportunity for Africa’s largest economy.Tinubu has ended a long-standing fuel subsidy that kept the price of petrol artificially low but cost the government billions of dollars and also freed up …

Top US official applauds Nigerian economic reformsMon, 18 Sep 2023 17:10:36 GMT Read More »

As the world faces an unprecedented number of refugees and a backlash grows in Europe, a top UN official is warning against the political push for quick fixes.Filippo Grandi, the UN high commissioner for refugees, said a model comes from what may be an unlikely source — the war in Ukraine, which set off an …

UN refugee chief seeks inclusion, not quick fixes, as needs growMon, 18 Sep 2023 15:43:10 GMT Read More »

Serious violations are still being committed in Ethiopia despite a peace deal in the north, UN rights experts said Monday, warning the conflict was spreading across the country and putting regional stability at risk.”Atrocities, war crimes and crimes against humanity are still being committed in the country,” the United Nations-backed investigators said in a statement.Last November, …

Ethiopia conflict at a ‘national scale’: UN expertsMon, 18 Sep 2023 14:16:11 GMT Read More »

It was long past midnight when Abdel Moneim Awad al-Sheikh awoke to desperate screams from outside his home in the Libyan city of Derna, only to find his building engulfed by surging flood waters.”I took nothing but my glasses and cellphone and fled as the waters shook the iron doors like an earthquake,” recounted the …

‘The earth shook’: survivors recount Libya flood horrorMon, 18 Sep 2023 12:39:28 GMT Read More »

France-born Tunisia international Hannibal Mejbri scored his first goal for Manchester United at the weekend, four years after joining the club.But while the second-half substitute celebrated, his strike did not lift the gloom at Old Trafford as United slumped to a 3-1 defeat by Brighton.His exuberant celebration drew some criticism given struggling United’s predicament, but …

African players in Europe: Tunisian’s special United goal in vainMon, 18 Sep 2023 12:01:54 GMT Read More »

Calls for compassion for migrants suffering in North Africa and those attempting to reach Europe or die trying will be at the heart of Pope Francis’s visit to Marseille this week.The pontiff is making a two-day trip to France’s second-largest city, a historic gateway for immigrants, where he is expected to insist on the causes …

Pope to defend migrants in Marseille tripMon, 18 Sep 2023 02:15:30 GMT Read More »

A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort to help the grieving survivors slowly gathered pace Sunday. Search-and-rescue teams wearing face masks and protective suits kept up the grim search for bodies or any survivors in the mud-caked wasteland of smashed buildings, …

A week after Libya flood, aid effort gains paceSun, 17 Sep 2023 19:11:37 GMT Read More »

The European Union presented Sunday an emergency plan for Italy to help it handle migrant arrivals after a record number of people landed on its island of Lampedusa over the past week.The surge in asylum seekers on the Italian island of Lampedusa has rekindled a fierce debate in Europe on how to share responsibility for …

EU chief vows new migrant help for Italy after Lampedusa surgeSun, 17 Sep 2023 19:04:24 GMT Read More »

Flames gripped the Sudanese capital Sunday and paramilitary forces attacked the army headquarters for the second day in a row, witnesses reported, as fighting raged into its six month.”Clashes are now happening around the army headquarters with various types of weapons,” one Khartoum resident, who declined to be named, told AFP.Other witnesses in southern Khartoum …

Central Khartoum in flames as war rages across SudanSun, 17 Sep 2023 16:56:37 GMT Read More »

Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen dismissed the first five Australian batsmen to clinch a come-from-behind series win for South Africa in the fifth one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.Jansen took five for 39 as Australia were bowled out for 193 in reply to South Africa’s 315 for nine.South African captain Temba Bavuma said …

Jansen destroys Australian top order to clinch series for South AfricaSun, 17 Sep 2023 16:37:55 GMT Read More »