Over 3,000 Dead, Thousands missing as flood ravages Libya
Nearly 3,000 have died, and around 10,000 are feared missing after massive floods ravaged parts of eastern Libya. Major parts of the city of Derna, home to approximately 100,000 people were swept away on Sunday after Storm Daniel, an extremely deadly Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone, collapsed two dams. The dams were said to have submerged many…
AU Admitted to G20 as a Permanent Member
The African Union (AU) has formally taken its seat as a member of G20 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as leaders of the world’s wealthiest countries gathered in India’s capital, New Delhi, for the G20 summit. “With everyone’s approval, I request the AU head to take his seat as a permanent…
Gen Nguema to be Sworn-in as Gabon’s Transitional President Monday
The military junta in Gabon has announced that General Nguema will be officially sworn in as the transitional president on Monday. The military, in a statement released on Thursday, sought to reassure both domestic and international donors that they are committed to upholding all agreements and will gradually establish transitional institutions. The spokesman for the…
End of 55 years of Bongo Family Rule as Soldiers announce coup in Gabon
Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were overturning the results of a presidential election that was to extend the Bongo family’s 55-year hold on power. The central African country’s election committee announced that President Ali Bongo Ondimba, 64, had won the election with 64% of the vote early Wednesday morning. Within minutes, gunfire was…
Afro-Arab Youth Council Unveils Empowerment Initiatives for Uganda
The government of Uganda has signed a 10-year agreement with the Afro-Arab Youth Council to establish initiatives aimed at boosting youth empowerment in Uganda. The Afro-Arab Youth Council is an African and Arabian regional organization that promotes and strengthens linkages between the youth of the African and Arab world to achieve peace and development as…
Niger Junta Impose Charges Against Deposed President
Charges have been filed against Niger’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held at the president’s official residence in Niamey since the July 26 coup. A Nigerian delegation recently stated that Niger’s coup leaders were open to diplomacy to resolve the crisis. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for Bazoum’s…
