EU To Give 50 Million Euros For African Force In Sahel
The EU is giving 50 million euros to set up a joint African military force in the Sahel region to ...
Tag: Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Panicked Qatar Shoppers Stock Up As Gulf Rift Bites
Shoppers in Doha were taking no chances on Monday despite Qatari officials reassuring residents there was no need to panic ...
Morocco To Become Part of West Africa
West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite the country being in North Africa. But ...
Saudi, UAE Seize Chance To Isolate Qatar
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, emboldened by US President Donald Trump's new approach to the region, have seized ...
Arab Countries Cut Links With Qatar
Six Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. ...
Morocco ‘to Join ECOWAS’ Despite Snubbing Summit Over Israel
West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite it being in North Africa, sources tell ...
Gulf States, Egypt Cut Ties With Qatar
Gulf states on Monday cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Qatar and kicked it out of a military coalition, less than ...
Bahrain Minister Briefly Hacked After Qatar Cyber Attack
Hackers temporarily took over the Twitter account of the Bahraini foreign minister on Saturday, just 10 days after a cyber ...
French Forces Battle Militants In Northern Mali
French forces operating in northern Mali said Friday that they had taken "out of action" around 20 militants in operations ...
44 Migrants, Including Babies, Die In Niger Desert
At least 44 migrants, including women and babies, were found dead after their vehicle broke down in the desert of ...
Afghanistan Cancels Pakistan Games After Kabul Attack
Afghanistan have cancelled proposed home and away cricket fixtures with Pakistan after a deadly bomb attack blamed by the country's ...
Norway ‘regrets’ Saudi Activist Deportation From Qatar
Norway says it "regrets" Qatar's expulsion of a Saudi Arabian human rights activist on his way to claim refugee status ...
Saudi Activist ‘deported’ From Qatar
Qatar has deported a Saudi human rights activist who was on his way to Norway where he hoped to seek ...
Egypt Coptic Christians
So-called Islamic State (IS) has claimed it was behind an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt that ...
Travel Difficulties Impeding ECOWAS Integration – Umaru Fofana
West Africa’s dire travel situation remains a major impediment to the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) attempts at ...
Travel Difficulties Impeding ECOWAS Integration
West Africa’s dire travel situation remains a major impediment to the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) attempts at ...
Deputy Sports Minister Presents $1,000 To Ghana U17 Team After Niger Victory
Players of the Black Starlets team have each received US $1,000 for reaching the finals of the Africa U17 Championship. ...
Bahrain Warns Protesters After Deadly Crackdown
Bahrain on Wednesday warned people against holding protests a day after police shot dead five demonstrators in the home village ...
Oman Flies Freed Australian Out of Yemen
An Australian kidnapped in Yemen was evacuated from the war-torn country by the Omani government on Wednesday after negotiations through ...
Saudi Defends Bahrain’s Deadly Crackdown
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday defended the actions of Bahraini authorities who opened fire on a protest by supporters of a ...