Suicide bomb outside Somali hotel kills at least seven: military
A car bomb went off on Saturday outside a hotel in the Somali town of Galkayo in the Mudug region, killing at least seven civilians, a local military officer said, and wounding dozens.
West Africa renames CFA franc but keeps it pegged to euro
West Africa’s monetary union has agreed with France to rename its CFA franc the Eco and cut some of the financial links with Paris that have underpinned the region’s common currency since its creation soon World War Two.
Revamped West African currency to be launched in 2020: Macron
A new version of a common currency in West Africa will be launched in 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Chilean prosecutors probe police after protester run over
Chilean prosecutors are investigating an incident in which a 20-year-old protester was allegedly run over by a police vehicle during a protest in the capital on Friday evening.
Eight killed in days of storms buffeting Spain and Portugal
Two powerful storms that struck Spain and Portugal in quick succession over the past three days have killed at least eight people and caused widespread flooding and damage.
Eight killed in a days of storms buffeting Spain and Portugal
Two powerful storms that struck Spain and Portugal in quick succession over the past three days have killed at least eight people and caused widespread flooding and damage.
Russia, China have blood on their hands after veto on Syria cross-border aid: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said Russia and China had blood on their hands after the two countries used a veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution to block cross-border aid deliveries from Turkey and Iraq to millions of Syrian civ…
Locust invasion threatens Somali farmers with starvation
Somali farmers on Saturday urged their government and the international community to help protect their crops from an invasion of locusts that is leaving many unable to feed their families.
Five arrested in Ethiopia for arson attack on mosques: state government
Five people suspected of burning down four mosques in Ethiopia’s Amhara region were arrested on Saturday, a regional spokesman said, as rising inter-communal and ethnic violence threatens political reforms initiated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
U.S. says concerned as Libyan conflict turning bloodier with Russian mercenaries: official
The United States is “very concerned” about the intensification of the conflict in Libya, with a rising number of reported Russian mercenaries supporting Khalifa Haftar’s forces on the ground turning the conflict into a bloodier one, a senior State Dep…
