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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas [AFP Images]Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to arrive in Egypt on Saturday for bilateral talks with his counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. During his stay in the North African country, Abbas will attend the Arab League meeting of foreign ministers called by Palestine to tackle recent developments in the occupied territories,…
Libyan protesters attend a demonstration to demand an end to the Khalifa Haftar’s offensive against Tripoli, in Martyrs’ Square in central Tripoli, Libya April 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on Friday,…
Egyptians have go to the poll to vote on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030 and broaden the military’s rule. A woman casts her vote during the referendum on draft constitutional amendments, at a polling station in Cairo, Egypt…
After its landmark achievement of becoming the first African tech startup to list on the New York Stock Exchange, Jumia has been answering some tough questions in Nigeria where the e-commerce retailer was founded. A woman works at the packaging unit at a warehouse for an online store, Jumia…
A Democratic Republic of Congo court has scrapped a three-year jail term against opposition leader Moise Katumbi, enabling him to return home from self-imposed exile in Belgium. According to his lawyer Joseph Mukendi, the decision by the Court of Cassation overturns a sentence for alleged property fraud, opening the way for his return. One of the DRC’s political heavyweights,…
