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Tunisian Coast Guard has rescued 44 illegal migrants off the coast of the Tunisian city of Ben Gardane. The Tunisian Red Crescent branch in Medinine Governorate, Mongi Selim, told Anadolu Agency that the migrants were of...

By Emmanuel Nduka The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Gambia has said former President Yahya Jammeh was responsible for a spree of killings, torture and rapes during his 22-year rule over the West African nation. The...

By Ebi Kesiena The people of Libya celebrated the 70th anniversary of their country's independence on Friday. Thousands flocked to Martyrs' Square in the capital Tripoli to enjoy the festivities, protected by a strong security presence....

Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter's Basilica going ahead with the service despite a resurgence in COVID-19 cases that has prompted a new vaccine mandate for Vatican employees. A...

Over 4,500 flights were cancelled around the world by Saturday and thousands more were delayed as the highly infectious Omicron variant disrupted holiday travel, according to tracking website Flightaware. One route, however, was thankfully not affected:...

By Emmanuel Nduka The South African Government has scrapped isolation and testing of persons without symptoms of COVID-19, on grounds that developments around the virus justified a shift from containment measures towards mitigation. In Africa, South...