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Benin government says short-lived coup left casualties on both sides

Aaliyah Aamir December 10, 2025

Benin Benin’s President Patrice Talon met with cabinet ministers on Monday evening for the first time since Sunday’s attempted coup. The government confirmed that airstrikes by Nigerian fighter jets helped thwart a bid by mutinying soldiers to seize the president. It said the short-lived coup

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War in Sudan: Protesters stage rally in London

Aaliyah Aamir October 30, 2025

Sudan Protesters gathered outside London’s Downing Street on Wednesday to show solidarity with the people of Sudan, as the country’s brutal two-year war enters a new and more dangerous phase. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have seized control of the entire Darfur region, including the provincial capital El-Fasher, the army’s last major stronghold in […]

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Over 90 mining permits revocked in Mali for non-compliance

Aaliyah Aamir October 30, 2025

Mali Mali has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits including those held by international companies after officials said operators failed to meet new legal requirements. According to a decree signed by Mines Minister Amadou Keita, all rights under the canceled permits are now released and open for reallocation. The permits, issued between 2015 and […]

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Sudan: River Nile flooded over 30 killed

Aaliyah Aamir October 7, 2025

Sudan Devastating floods in Sudan’s Nile State have killed more than 30 people and left thousands of others stranded.  Authorities say flooding of the Blue and White Nile rivers has destroyed hundreds of homes and worsened the country’s already dire humanitarian situation.  Residents describe a night of terror as floodwaters surged through homes and farmland. […]

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91 killed in Darfur last month UN says

Aaliyah Aamir October 3, 2025

Sudan The United Nations has said on Thursday that at least 91 civilians, were killed in Sudan’s besieged city of el-Fasher in attacks by the paramilitary force Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, within 10 days last month. The series of attacks were the latest in the intensified fighting between the army and rival paramilitaries seeking […]

Entertainment

Film festival begins in Morocco

Aaliyah Aamir October 2, 2025

Morocco The 14th edition of the Maghreb International Film Festival officially opened on Monday, on the stage of the Mohammed VI Theater in the Moroccan city of Oujda.   The event is being held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. This year, the festival explores the theme “From Cinema Screens, Bridges Are Built […]

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Tenager arrested over killing of two police officers in gun attack

Aaliyah Aamir September 8, 2025

Turkey A 16-year-old teenager was arrested on Monday over the killing of two police officers in a shotgun attack on a police station in western Turkey, the country’s interior minister said.  The assault took place in the Balcova district of Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city. Local authorities said two other police officers and a civilian were […]

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Sudanese feminist drama “Cotton Queen” warmly received at Venice Film Festival

Aaliyah Aamir September 7, 2025

Nigeria Suzannah Mirghani’s feature debut – a coming-of-age story set in a Sudanese village – is a rarity: a story set in Sudan that does not focus on the negative side of the country. Feminist drama “Cotton Queen” – one of just a handful of movies made by Sudanese filmmakers – had its world premiere […]

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Sudan appeals for aid over killing of 1,000 persons 

Aaliyah Aamir September 2, 2025

Sudan Sudan appealed for international aid on Tuesday after a landslide wiped out an entire village in western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country’s recent history. The village of Tarasin was “completely leveled to the ground,” the Sudan Liberation Movement-Army said as […]

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Over 1,000 killed in western Sudan village

Aaliyah Aamir September 2, 2025

Sudan At least 1,000 were killed in a landslide that destroyed a village in the Marra Mountains area of western Sudan, leaving only one survivor, The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said on Monday. The landslide struck on August 31 after days of heavy rainfall, the group led by Abdelwahid Mohamed Nour said in a statement. The […]