Benin opposition wins 28 seats in early poll results

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The main opposition Democrats won 28 seats while the Republican Bloc (BR) and Progressive Union for Renewal (UP-R) parties allied with President Patrice Talon...

Tunisian Chechia: A few craftsmen still promotes the national headwear

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A number of craftsmen producing the Tunisian chechia, a national headwear, is drastically decreasing in the country as few still holds onto the traditional...

Luxury brand Chanel stages embroidery and weaving exhibition in Dakar

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"On the Thread", an exhibition celebrating the diversity of embroidery and weaving, will launch on Thursday (Jan. 12) in Dakar. It is located in a...

BVAS: Era of identity theft during elections over – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said with the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Authentication System (BVAS), the issue of identity theft and other...

No plans to postpone 2023 election – INEC boss assures Nigerians

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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu says the commission is not contemplating any adjustment to the election timetable,...

Flight disruptions could last days after FAA outage snarls U.S. travel

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U.S. flights were slowly resuming departures and a ground stop was lifted after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) scrambled to fix a system outage...

The dramatic slide of Egypt’s currency continues

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Egypt's pound reached a new low of about 30 pounds to the US Dollar on Wednesday (Jan. 11) as the central bank moved to...

Three aid workers killed in attacks South Sudan – UN

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Three aid workers and 11 civilians were killed in early January in attacks by gunmen in South Sudan, the UN Office for the Coordination...

Geng Quangrong, the alleged murderer of Ummukulsum testifies in court on...

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The Chinese national Geng Quangrong, who is facing a culpable homicide on the murder of his girlfriend Ummukulsum Sani, has narrated before the...

3 men arrested over attempt to steal 10-tonne statue of Egyptian...

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The Egyptian authorities have arrested three people who tried to steal a 10-ton statue of Pharaoh Ramses II using a crane. The prosecutor's office said...