An elderly Italian couple and their son, who were kidnapped by jihadists in Mali in May 2022, have been released, Italy’s government has said. The three were in good health, and due to return to Rome, it added. The family were Jehovah’s Witnesses who were reportedly planning to set up a church when they were…
Senegal’s President Macky Sall announced plans for a general amnesty for political demonstrators from 2021 to 2024, seeking to ease tensions ahead of upcoming elections. Speaking at a national dialogue on Monday, Sall reiterated his commitment to holding elections before the rainy season begins in July and assured that he will honor his mandate’s end…
The 7th ordinary session of the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) for the Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project commenced on February 26, 2024, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Ahead of the scheduled meeting of the regional steering committee on Thursday, February 29, 2024, the project’s country coordinators are setting the stage. The 12 SWEDD…
A U.S.-owned luxury cruise ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew was allowed to dock Monday in the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius after being quarantined offshore for a day over fears of a possible cholera outbreak onboard, authorities said. The Mauritius government cleared the Norwegian Dawn, which is owned and run by the…
The Republic of Benin has pledged to deploy 2,000 troops to Haiti as part of a multinational peacekeeping force to help the Caribbean nation’s police fight armed gangs. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the United Nations on Monday made this known during a press conference in Guyana. The announcement also comes on the heels…
An official in Burundi says nine people have been killed in an attack by rebels opposed to his government and again accuses neighboring Rwanda of supporting the armed group. Government spokesman Jérôme Niyonzima described a “cowardly attack” by assailants with rifles in western Bubanza province Sunday night. He said six women and a soldier were…
