African Faces

Simion’s Romanian presidential election win sets stage for tough runoff battle

Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo AUR party leader George Simion is ahead in Romania’s presidential election, with 40% of votes in his favour, according to preliminary results. Meanwhile, two pro-West candidates are embattled for second place to enter the run-off. Nationalist candidate George Simion won the first round of Romania’s presidential election …

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Brazilian police arrest 2 people over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Police in Brazil said on Sunday that two individuals have been arrested in connection with an alleged plan to set off explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro. More than two million Lady Gaga fans rocked up at the Copacabana Beach in …

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Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that was designated as a terrorist organization more than two decades ago. The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO troops were in the final weeks of …

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Libyan leaders call for an inclusive political process

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo At a United Nations Security Council meeting Thursday, the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, informed the members, “most Libyan leaders call for an inclusive political process and note the urgent need to end unilateral actions, unify institutions, and restore stability.” Nevertheless, …

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Kenya: Belgian nationals plead guilty to smuggling protected ants

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Four suspects, including three foreign nationals pleaded guilty to a charge of trafficking of trafficking highly sought-after ants out of Kenya The men – two Belgians, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan were arraigned in court Tuesday They were arrested at the international airport in Nairobi for the …

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First payments made to white farmers affected by land reforms in Zimbabwe

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The government of Zimbabwe has announced an initial compensation of US$3 million (£2.3 million) for white farmers whose properties were taken under a contentious government initiative over twenty years ago. This marks the first disbursement under the 2020 compensation agreement established between the government and local white …

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Mauritius: Ex-finance minister released on bail after corruption charges

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo court in Mauritius on Monday granted bail to former finance minister Renganaden Padayachy who was charged with embezzlement last week. Padayachy was charged alongside former central bank governor Harvesh Seegolam. They are accused of embezzling about $6.7 million from the Mauritius Investment Corporation. The fund was set …

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Roadside bomb kills 8 bus passengers in northeast Nigeria

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Aroadside bomb suspected to have been planted by Islamic extremists in northeastern Nigeria struck a passenger bus, killing eight people and wounding more than a dozen others, authorities said. The bus was traveling along the Damboa-Maiduguri highway in the conflict-battered Borno state on Saturday when it drove …

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Sudan: World Food Programme warns of hunger crisis, asks for more funding

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo  .. That’s how many people experience extreme hunger in Sudan They represent half the war-ravaged country’s population, and many of them are at risk of acute famine, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). The organisation called on all parties involved in the Sudan conflict, which started …

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Sudan’s cultural heritage in ruins: Khartoum’s National museum ravaged by war

  Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Once a proud guardian of Sudan’s ancient legacy, the National Museum in Khartoum now lies in ruins, a somber reflection of the country’s ongoing descent into chaos. After nearly two years of brutal conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the museum, …

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