[New Dawn] Monrovia — The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) has provided conflicting information regarding an incident involving a Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800, flight number AT-567, at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) on Saturday morning. Source
[Government of Mauritius] A photo exhibition under the theme ‘Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Civic Responsibilities’ opened, today, at the Caudan Arts Centre to commemorate World Photography Day. The photo exhibition, a joint initiative of the Media Trust and the Ministry of Local Government and Disaster Risk Management will be held from 17 to 23 … Devamını oku
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers — The president of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, received Sunday a phone call from his brother President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in which they tackled fraternal bilateral relations issues and ways to boost them, the presidency of the Republic said in a statement. Source
[The Conversation Africa] Russia suffered significant blows to its reputation in mid-2024. An attack on its territory by Ukraine came as a surprise. In west Africa, the Wagner mercenary group, supported by Russia, suffered one of its heaviest fatalities in Mali. Source
[Nyasa Times] The Northern Region, known as the heartland of UTM, lived up to its reputation today, August 18, 2024 as it gave a thunderous welcome to the Vice President of the Republic of Malawi and UTM President, Michael Usi, who is in the region for official engagements. Source
[ANGOP] Luanda — The President of Madagascar, Andry Nirina Rajoelina, arrived in Luanda on Wednesday afternoon for a three-day official visit to Angola, at the invitation of his counterpart João Lourenço, to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Source
[DW] The Central Bank of Libya said that its head of information technology was kidnapped by an unidentified group and that other executives had been threatened. It comes a week after gunmen lay seige to the bank’s HQ. Source
[Liberian Observer] The administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has taken proactive measures to address a potential budget shortfall by revising the 2024 national budget. The spending has been reduced by US$17 million, representing a 2.3% cut from the initial budget of US$738.8 million agreed upon in April. Source
[AI London] Responding to the release from prison of Burundian journalist Floriane Irangabiye on 16 August, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Sarah Jackson said: Source
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced a historic profit after tax of Sh513 million for the six months ending June 30, 2024. Source