موقع وجه أفريقيا موقع وجه أفريقيا هو موقع مهتم بمتابعة التطورات في القارة الأفريقية
Muhamad Yehia PARIS (AP) — Marine Le Pen’s trial is ending with one key question: will France’s leading far-right figure be able to run in the next presidential race? Her lawyer spoke Wednesday for the last time at the trial in Paris on charges of embezzling European Parliament funds. The …
Read More »UN ends arms embargo for Central African Republic, in what government sees as sign of confidence
Muhamad Yehia UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday formally ended an arms embargo on the Central African Republic, a largely symbolic move but one that was welcomed by the country’s government as a sign of confidence as it seeks to end more than a decade …
Read More »South African president says new coalition government is united in tackling unemployment and poverty
Muhamad Yehia CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened a new parliamentary term Thursday, nearly two months after an historic election result reshaped the country’s politics and led to the formation of an unprecedented multiparty government coalition. Ramaphosa’s speech to lawmakers at the City Hall in Cape Town — a …
Read More »Gabon votes yes on new constitution a year after the military seized power
Muhamad Yehia LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Voters in Gabon overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, authorities said Sunday, more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country’s longtime president and seized power in the oil-rich Central African nation. Over 91% of voters approved the new constitution in a referendum held on Saturday, Gabon’s Interior Minister …
Read More »Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah ceasefire deal could come ‘within days’
Muhamad Yehia The Israeli ambassador to Washington says a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants could be reached “within days.” Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday there remain “points to finalize” and any deal requires agreement from the government. But he said “we are …
Read More »Israel bombards Beirut suburbs as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah
Muhamad Yehia BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck buildings in Beirut’s suburbs and in a southern Lebanese city Tuesday, as Israel’s security Cabinet prepared to vote on a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal aimed at ending more than a year of fighting with Hezbollah. Hopes have risen for the deal, …
Read More »Doctor at the heart of Turkey’s newborn baby deaths case says he was a ‘trusted’ physician
Muhamad Yehia ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish doctor at the center of an alleged fraud scheme that led to the deaths of 10 babies told an Istanbul court Saturday that he was a “trusted” physician. Dr. Firat Sari is one of 47 people on trial accused of transferring newborn babies to neonatal …
Read More »White Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting Black neighbor in lengthy dispute
Muhamad Yehia A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute over the neighbor’s boisterous children was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for her manslaughter conviction. Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted in August of killing Ajike “A.J.” Owens, 35, by firing …
Read More »Senegal enters last day of tense campaign ahead of key legislative election
Muhamad Yehia DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Politicians in Senegal wrapped up a tense electoral campaign on Friday ahead of a key legislative election this weekend that’s set to determine if the country’s newly-elected president can carry out ambitious reforms. Voters in Senegal will on Sunday choose 165 lawmakers in …
Read More »Senegal’s ruling party secures majority in parliament, paving the way for ambitious reforms
Muhamad Yehia DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Polls closed in Senegal on Sunday for a parliamentary election set to determine whether the country’s newly elected president can carry out ambitious reforms. More than 7 million registered voters in the West African country were choosing 165 lawmakers in the National Assembly, where …
Read More »