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A decade on from deadly attacks in Paris, the world’s two most notorious jihadist groups Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda have significantly evolved and their branches still pose a global security threat, especially from Africa, analysts say.With strong central leadership, the groups were once able to train and then send commandos into Europe to carry …

Ten years after Paris attacks, jihadist threat has evolvedThu, 13 Nov 2025 02:18:50 GMT Read More »

A US jury in the first civil trial over a fatal Boeing 737 MAX crash determined Wednesday that the aircraft manufacturing giant owes $28.45 million to the family of a newly-wed Indian victim.The case involves the survivors of Shikha Garg of New Delhi, who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash, one of two …

US jury: Boeing owes $28 mn to family of Ethiopian Airlines crash victimWed, 12 Nov 2025 23:25:35 GMT Read More »

Jailed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal arrived in Germany for medical treatment on Wednesday after Algiers agreed to a German request that he be pardoned.A spokeswoman for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who on Monday had urged Algeria to free the 81-year-old given his “fragile health condition”, confirmed to AFP that Sansal had landed in Germany and …

Pardoned French-Algerian writer Sansal arrives in GermanyWed, 12 Nov 2025 20:44:41 GMT Read More »

Jailed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was on his way to Germany for medical treatment on Wednesday after Algiers agreed to a German request that he be pardoned.German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who on Monday had urged Algeria to free the 81-year-old, confirmed he was en route and thanked Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune for the “humanitarian gesture”. Germany …

Jailed writer Sansal on way to Germany after Algeria pardonWed, 12 Nov 2025 18:07:09 GMT Read More »

Former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala Wednesday said France’s judiciary was not competent to try him as he went on trial in Paris over atrocities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo more than two decades ago.Lumbala, 67, is accused of complicity in crimes against humanity for his role during the 1998-2003 Second Congo War, …

DR Congo ex-rebel leader Lumbala’s war crimes trial opens in FranceWed, 12 Nov 2025 17:54:07 GMT Read More »

President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday the United States boycott of the G20 summit in South Africa later this month would not prevent the meeting of the world’s leading economies from going ahead.Pretoria and Washington have clashed over a range of policy issues, including South Africa’s summit agenda, culminating in President Donald Trump announcing at the …

S.Africa’s Ramaphosa says US skipping G20 ‘their loss’Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:20:42 GMT Read More »

Argentinian President Javier Milei will not attend the G20 summit in South Africa later this month, his spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.Buenos Aires did not specify the reasons for the president’s absence, but Milei, a right-wing leader, has repeatedly expressed his diplomatic alignment with the United States and President Donald Trump.Trump stated last week that he would …

Argentina’s Milei to follow Trump in skipping S.Africa G20: spokespersonWed, 12 Nov 2025 15:40:48 GMT Read More »

A Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced the former first lady and son of the oil-rich country’s deposed leader Ali Bongo to 20 years in prison following a two-day graft trial.Sylvia Bongo, 62, and Noureddin Bongo, 33, both tried in absentia, were found guilty of embezzlement of public funds, among other charges.The wife of Ali Bongo, …

Ousted Gabon leader’s wife and son sentenced to 20 years for graftWed, 12 Nov 2025 14:35:51 GMT Read More »

The United Nations said Wednesday that 42 migrants were missing and presumed dead after a  boat capsized off the Libyan coast last week.It was the latest in a series of similar disasters in a stretch of the Mediterranean Sea that have claimed the lives of more than a thousand people so far this year.Seven survivors …

42 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya: UNWed, 12 Nov 2025 13:59:26 GMT Read More »

When G20 leaders touch down in Johannesburg this month, they will be greeted by a city scrubbed, patched, and polished, all part of a last-minute summit gloss thrown over years of neglect.The urban sprawl of almost six million people is home to Africa’s richest square mile. In recent years, however, it has sunk into disrepair, …

Johannesburg gets rushed makeover for G20 chiefsWed, 12 Nov 2025 10:04:05 GMT Read More »