TUNIS, TUNISIA – A conservative, Islamist-backed law professor looked set to assume Tunisia’s presidency after polling agencies suggested he overwhelmingly won Sunday’s runoff election in the country that unleashed the Arab Spring pro-democracy uprisin…
Day: October 13, 2019
Al-Shabab Mortar Attacks Hits Area Around Mogadishu Airport
Seven people were wounded after a mortar attack by al-Shabab militants hit the area around Mogadishu airport on Sunday, Somali witnesses and officials sayThe mortars landed on the heavily-guarded Halane area of the airport that houses the African Union…
74 Migrants Rescued off Libyan Coast, 110 Others Turned Back
ROME, ITALY – Humanitarian groups on Sunday said they have rescued 74 migrants on a rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya while Tunisian authorities reported blocking a smuggling boat carrying 110 migrants from setting off for Ita…
Mozambique Elections Key to Country’s Peace and Stability
MAPUTO – Mozambique’s elections on Tuesday are almost certain to be won by the ruling party, Frelimo, and President Filipe Nyusi � but it is unclear if the results will establish badly-needed stability and economic growth.Mozambique, with a population …