NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three people, including two police officers, were killed Wednesday morning in an attack by al-Shabab extremists in northern Kenya, Kenyan police have announced. The victims were in a police vehicle when they were attacked between the Hayley Lapsset Camp and Garissa town, northeastern Kenya police chief …
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Tunisia caught between stuttering political process, economic crisis
The opposition has its own problems. Many of its leaders are unpopular because of the corruption, ineptitude, political paralysis and economic stagnation when they were in government. The low voter turnout in Tunisia’s parliamentary elections reinforces the need for the country to “further expand political participation” in the coming months, …
Read More »Somalia: Urgent support needed for rural communities facing famine
Famine is fast approaching in Somalia and more than 700,000 people could face starvation next year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Tuesday, citing the latest Integrated Food Security Phase (IPC) analysis. However, there is still time to meet the needs of rural communities who are among those …
Read More »Cairo sets agenda for ‘the African COP’
Heba Saleh in Sharm al-Sheikh Miles of newly planted palm trees adorn the main avenues of Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian Red Sea resort hosting the UN global climate conference known as COP27, which started on Sunday. Sharm el-Sheikh is a sprawling town made up almost entirely of hotels built for mass …
Read More »Italy blocks rescued migrants from landing
Italy’s new rightwing government is attempting to stop European charities landing migrants rescued from the Mediterranean at the country’s ports, in a first test of its campaign pledge to curb illegal migration from north Africa. Rome’s tough new tactics have left migrants stuck for up to 14 days on board …
Read More »Global warming threaten Africa’s longest river
Running from Uganda to Egypt, the Nile is essential to the survival of millions of people living in Africa. But a combination of climate change and human overuse is drying up the river, and worsening conditions for farmers who fear low harvests and loss of electricity. At more than 6,600 …
Read More »At COP27, climate change framed as battle for survival
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 7 (Reuters) – World leaders and diplomats framed the fight against global warming as a battle for human survival during opening speeches at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt on Monday, with the head of the United Nations declaring a lack of progress so far had …
Read More »Dr. Mohamed Al Naschie writes on atomic weapons
The possibility that nuclear weapons could be used in the Russian-Ukranian war is unlikely because these weapons could annihilate the world. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Al Naschie ruled out the use of atomic weapons and bombs in the Russian Ukrainian war because the bombs would annihilate planet earth. He affirmed that …
Read More »Pakistan Embassy Cairo Observes Kashmir Black Day
sahar Ragab The Embassy of Pakistan in Cairo organized a seminar titled “Kashmir Under Siege” to observe the “Kashmir Black Day” today. The event began with recitation from the Holy Quran and playing of national anthems of Pakistan and Egypt, followed by reading out of the messages of the President …
Read More »Somalia: 9 dead and 47 injured in Islamist attack on hotel
The Somali government has announced that it will take action to protect the country’s people from the threat of terrorism, according to a new report by the UN Security Council. The large port city is the latest to be hit by a spate of violent actions by the Shebab in …
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