STRASBOURG, FRANCE - The European Parliament on Thursday decried Tunisian President Kais Saied's "authoritarian drift" and called for the immediate release of Noureddine Boutar, a detained prominent journalist.
LIBREVILLE - Gabon's transport minister, Brice Pailla, resigned Thursday, the presidency announced, a week after a ferry disaster that claimed the lives of at least 21 people, with another 16 people still missing.
GENEVA - The green technology industry could be worth several trillion dollars by 2030 but developing countries will miss out on the boom unless they jump in now, the UN said Thursday.
JOHANNESBURG - A bid to ban the import of hunting trophies to Britain has upset conservationists in southern Africa, with some saying the bill is counterproductive and smacks of colonialism.
BEIJING - China urged the United States to stop "unreasonably suppressing" TikTok on Thursday, after Washington gave the popular video-sharing app an ultimatum to part ways with its Chinese owners or face a nationwide ban.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. banking system "remains sound" despite market anxiety over the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will tell members of Congress on Thursday, according to prepared remarks.
LAGOS - Lagos was key to Bola Tinubu's victory last month in Nigeria's presidential election, but the megacity could on Saturday cause a stir by voting for an opposition governor as Nigeria elects state leaders.
UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL NIGER INFORMATION: NIAMEY - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce new humanitarian aid on Thursday during his visit today in Niger, a country in West Africa's Sahel region that Washington wants to support as it grapples with Islamist insurgencies.
KIGALI - Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world football's governing body on Thursday.
DAKAR - Security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas at the mayor of Senegal's capital and legislators seeking to reach opposition politician Ousmane Sonko, barricaded in his home amid growing political tensions.
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday that it expects to reach a $2.6 billion lending agreement to assist Ivory Coast face ongoing economic challenges "in the coming days."
THE HAGUE - Social media platform Facebook unlawfully processed Dutch users' personal details without consent for advertising purposes for almost a decade, Amsterdam-based judges ruled on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - US retail sales and wholesale prices slipped in February, according to government data released Wednesday, providing some respite for policymakers as the central bank prepares for a crucial interest rate decision next week.
JUBA - Two South Sudanese journalists detained over a video reportedly showing President Salva Kiir urinating on himself have been freed, a media lobby group said Wednesday as it demanded the release of two other colleagues.
ROME - At least 86 people died in a migrant shipwreck off southern Italy last month, with more than a dozen still missing, a local mayor said Wednesday.
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON - While Russia says it will find and recover the U.S. reconnaissance drone Moscow hit and sent into the Black Sea, the Pentagon says it took steps to ensure that little can be retrieved - without explaining how.
LONDON - Stock markets sank on Wednesday on renewed fears of a burgeoning banking crisis, snapping a one-day rally as Credit Suisse led a rout in shares of major lenders.
TUNIS - Thousands of sub-Saharan African students in Tunisia are still fearful after a surge of racist attacks following comments by President Kais Saied against illegal immigration, and are seeking concrete steps to protect them.
NAIROBI - Kenyan motor rally driver Maxine Wahome was charged with murder on Wednesday over the death of her boyfriend, a day after she was found fit to stand trial.
ADDIS ABABA — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged Ethiopia to "deepen the peace" in its war-torn north, as he announced a $331 million aid package to the country during a visit aimed at repairing relations shaken by the two-year conflict.
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