2023

Thirty-three people are confirmed dead after a building collapsed onto another in the city of Douala.

Stars of the French screen on Monday turned out to bid a final farewell to the British-born actor and singer Jane Birkin who died earlier… Read More »French movie stars pay final farewell to British-born actor and singer Jane Birkin

The UN Command has started a conversation with Pyongyang over American soldier Travis King, who ran across the border into North Korea last week, its… Read More »UN Command in ‘conversation’ with North Korea over runaway US soldier

Gabon’s leader Ali Bongo Ondimba will face 18 other candidates in next month’s presidential election, authorities announced Monday.

Germany begin their Women’s World Cup campaign in style as captain Alexandra Popp scores twice to see off debutants Morocco in Melbourne.

Since the start of the war in Sudan between government troops and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the role of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group,… Read More »No, this video does not show the Wagner Group ‘surrendering’ in Sudan

Trailblazing forward Ghizlane Chebbak on the enduring influence of her late father, Larbi – a star of Morocco’s only Africa Cup of Nations win.

Twitter’s owner Elon Musk and its new CEO said Sunday that the social media network would ditch its bird logo, be rebranded with the name… Read More »Elon Musk renames Twitter ‘X’ as part of plans to develop ‘everything app’

Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as crews fight several wildfires in heat-battered Greece. 

The volunteer recruitment campaign for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games has been a resounding success. More than 300,000 people have applied to do their… Read More »‘I can’t wait for 2024’: The candidates keen to volunteer at the Paris Olympics