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africa presidential elections 2023

27 Aug 2023

People voted for the presidential election in Africa's Gabon today

Africa Presidential Elections 2023: Voting for the presidential election was held in Gabon, Africa. During this, people took part in large numbers.

06 Feb 2022

Collapse of Pan-Arab Nationalism and rise of political Islam in Middle East

The roots of Pan-Arab Nationalism have gained ground in the aftermath of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire.

20 May 2021

Spain urges for help to relocate minors from Ceuta migrant crisis

Reuters TV footage showed hundreds of newly-arrived teenagers being processed at a Ceuta warehouse where Red Cross officials gave out food and drink Spanish police divers have rescued several small children from the water during the crossing and soldiers deployed at the border could be seen helping youngsters to climb ashore

15 Jul 2018

Mediterranean deaths top 1,400 this year: United Nations

A total of 1,422 migrants and refugees perished attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa this year, while 48,629 entered Europe, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency, said.

Indian explorer

16 Nov 2017

Kingdom of Dixit: Indian man proclaims himself to be king of unclaimed land in North Africa

He undertook a six-hour drive to declare himself king of the 'Kingdom of Dixit' in Bir Tawil, an 800-square mile track.

Human species fossil

08 Jun 2017

Discovered - Oldest known human species' fossils found in Morocco

The institute said the remains of the Homo sapiens, which were found in a remote village called Jbel Irhoud, Morocco, date back to over 300,000 years ago, Xinhua reported.

18 May 2017

Libya asks Italy to arm migrant patrol boats

Libya on Thursday asked Italy to arm the patrol boats it uses in the fight against illegal immigration across the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe.

15 May 2017

Boat with 512 migrants, seven corpses aboard reaches Sicily

An Italian coastguard vessel docked in Sicily's western port city of Trapani on Monday with 512 migrants and the bodies of a further seven on board.

14 May 2017

Italy rescues 484 migrants in Mediterranean, finds 7 bodies

Rescuers saved 484 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday and found the bodies of seven men who had died in the attempt to get to Europe.

14 May 2017

Italy rescues 484 migrants in Mediterranean, finds bodies of seven men

Rescuers saved 484 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday and found the bodies of seven men who had died in the attempt to get to Europe, Italy`s coast guard said.

14 Apr 2017

Frenzied rescues in Mediterranean save over 2,000 migrants

Rescue vessels in the Mediterranean worked flat out today to rescue over 2,000 people from flimsy dinghies as exhausted saviours accused the EU of turning a blind eye to the crisis.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

28 Sep 2016

Five arrested in Europe on suspicion of forming Islamic State cell

Police have arrested five people suspected of forming an Islamic State cell and promoting Islamist militancy in Spain, Belgium and Germany, the Spanish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

12 Aug 2016

23 Egyptians kidnapped in Libya freed

State television reported they were freed by "Libyan special forces in coordination with the Egyptian general intelligence service".

31 Jul 2016

Italy says 6,000 migrants saved, 2 drowned since Thursday

The Italian navy on Sunday said it had recovered the bodies of two people in an operation that, along aid agencies, had helped pick up 6,000 people since Thursday.

20 Jul 2016

Three French soldiers killed in Libya: French defence ministry

Three French soldiers have been killed in Libya, the French defence ministry said on Wednesday.

13 Jul 2016

'Unprecedented spike' in Egypt forced disappearances

Egyptian police have been implicated in an "unprecedented spike" in enforced disappearances since early 2015 aimed at quashing dissent, Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday.

03 May 2016

Climate change to drive exodus from Middle East and North Africa

More than 500 million people live in the Middle East and North Africa - a region which is very hot in summer and where climate change is already evident.

International Organisation for Migration

09 Feb 2016

Over 76,000 refugees, migrants reach EU in 2016

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday said 76,263 maritime refugee and migrant arrivals were recorded in Europe through the first six weeks of 2016.

03 Dec 2015

Islamic State child soldiers kill captives in gruesome video

Six of the boys are chosen by their instructor to "send a message" to IS`s opponents by executing security forces held by the group.

01 Dec 2015

Islaim State militants pushes east in Libya amid government air strikes

The senior officer said warplanes Tuesday struck a "house in an industrial area south of Ajdabiya where jihadists were meeting".

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