Muhama Yehia – ADDIS ABABA Tensions are running high in the Horn of Africa as Somalia continues to demand Ethiopia annuls a controversial port deal with the breakaway republic of Somaliland, or else withdraw its troops from Somali territory. The biggest signal of Somalia’s displeasure with the Ethiopia-Somaliland deal was …
Read More »Peacekeeper sex abuse rife in Central African Republic as survivors stay silent
Muhamad Yehia Women and girls in the Central African Republic are continuing to have their lives ruined by sexual abuse and exploitation committed by UN peacekeepers, and many are not reporting cases to the mission on the ground because they fear reprisals, don’t know who to contact, or lack faith …
Read More »A fool’s mission: Trying to track the impact of EU migration funding in Senegal
Muhamad Yehia.. DAKAR Last year, I set out to investigate the on-the-ground impact of the tens of millions of euros the EU has spent trying to address the root causes of migration in Senegal. The funding for these efforts came from the EU Trust Fund for Africa – a five-billion-euro …
Read More »Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths
Muhamad Yehia QANA, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people over the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday, including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are seared into local memory. Elsewhere in the south, a city’s …
Read More »Mass burial held for victims of tanker explosion in northern Nigeria
cairo – Muhamad Yehia Local government officials joined hundreds of mourners in northern Nigeria on Wednesday for the mass burial of more than 140 victims killed in a devastating tanker explosion. The tragedy occurred in the town of Majiya, Jigawa state, when an overturned gasoline tanker exploded as residents attempted …
Read More »Haitian prime minister urges Kenyan president to reinforce security mission
Cairo- Muhamad Yehia prime Minister Gary Conille made an urgent appeal to Kenyan President William Ruto, requesting the immediate deployment of 600 additional police officers. Conille emphasized the need for reinforced support during his trip to the United Arab Emirates and Kenya, where he discussed the challenges faced by the …
Read More »Travel bans unnecessary as Rwanda’s Marburg fever situation improves
Cairo – muhamad Yehia The head of Africa’s leading public health agency announced on Thursday that the Ebola-like Marburg fever outbreak in Rwanda is under control, making travel bans to the East African nation unnecessary. Rwanda reported the outbreak on September 27, with 13 fatalities so far. Currently, there is …
Read More »New Nile water sharing accord takes effect as Egypt, Sudan protest
Cairo-Muhamad yehia Known as the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), the treaty aims to ensure equitable utilization and sustainable management of the world’s longest river. Several upstream countries have long argued that the downstream states of Egypt and Sudan had been unfairly allocated greater rights over the river Nile by colonial-era …
Read More »Bus crash in Northeastern Egypt kills 12 University students
Cairo- Muhamad yehia A bus carrying university students in northeastern Egypt has crashed, killing 12 people and wounding 33, according to the country’s health ministry. According to local media reports, the students on board the vehicle were returning from their classes to their dormitory when the crash occured. A group …
Read More »Controversy surrounds Ghana’s unpassed anti-LGBTQ law
Cairo – Muhamad yehia A demonstration was held in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday to call for the approval of the anti-LGBT law. This law was adopted by Parliament on February 28 and is currently pending presidential assent. The reason given is that “not all parties submitted their requests within the deadlines …
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