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Crown Prince visits Sharjah Safari

Over 7.5Mln in Central Sahel Could Face Severe Hunger in Coming Months - Report

Football: African Nations Championship results

Ukraine's Naftogaz CEO Pleads for Fight Against Internal Corruption

The head of the board of Ukraine's largest gas company, Naftogaz, Oleksiy Chernyshov, on Tuesday called for the country's internal corruption to be addressed, as well as problems related to corporate governance and public and judicial reforms

Myanmar exports over 1,200 tons of honey in 9 months

Troop toll from Mali militant clash rises to 14 dead

Indonesia to Apply for UN Security Council Non-Permanent Membership - Foreign Minister

Indonesia has decided to apply for UN Security Council non-permanent membership in 2029-2030, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Wednesday

46 Ivorian soldiers depart Mali after pardon

46 Ivorian soldiers depart Mali after pardon

Forty-six Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali since July departed the capital Bamako on Saturday, a day after being pardoned by Mali's junta leader, an airport official, a Malian army officer and a diplomatic source told AFP

Mali junta leader pardons all 49 Ivorian soldiers

Two firefighters, three civilians killed in Mali attack: ministry

Volunteer militia blamed in new Burkina bloodshed

Twenty-eight bodies were found in northwest Burkina Faso at the weekend, the government said, as rights campaigners blamed a volunteer militia created to support the army's battle against militants

28 bodies found in Burkina Faso's northwest over weekend: govt

Former President of Niger, Grand Mufti of the Caucasus join Muslim Council of Elders in 2022

Ten dead after bus hit mine in Burkina Faso: governor

Helicopter Crashes in Niger's Capital, Killing 3 Servicemen - Reports

A transport helicopter of the Niger army crashed at the international airport in the country's capital city, Niamey, killing three servicemen, local media reported on Monday.

EU Launches Military Partnership Mission to Help Niger Fight Against Terrorism - Council

The European Union has established a military partnership mission (EUMPM) to support Niger in its fight against terrorism, the Council of the EU said on Monday.

EU Foreign Ministers Agree to Increase Budget of European Peace Facility by $2.11Bln

The EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday to increase the funding of the European Peace Facility by 2 billion euros ($2.11 billion), which funds among other things the military supplies to Ukraine, the Council of the European Union said in a statement.

German hostage held in Sahel since 2018 freed: NGO

A German humanitarian worker held hostage in the Sahel for more than four-and-a-half years has been freed, his organisation said on Saturday

W.African leaders agree to create regional force

26,502 companies registered in FY 2021-22, observes 4pc growth rate; SECP report

Five billion people to suffer from water scarcity worldwide by 2050; UN report

Peaceful Atom May Be Generated in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya by 2023 - IAEA

UNHCR Warns of Rising Risk of Gender-Based Violence for Forcibly Displaced Women, Girls