Africa
West African leaders sign $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline agreement
Once completed, it will have an annual capacity of 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas, with about half of that designated for export to Europe via an existing connection to Spain.
Horn of Africa growing increasingly important in Middle East power plays - analysis
WHO: Ebola outbreak in Congo still in 'expansion phase,' transmission fulled by population movement
US withdrew forces from Nigeria after operation against ISIS, AFRICOM chief says
The dictator in the terminal: Idi Amin and the Entebbe hostage crisis, 50 years on
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Half a century after one of the most daring Israeli rescue operations, what were Ugandan President Idi Amin's movements and thoughts?
Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two major media outlets
Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba ordered two leading media outlets closed, saying he does not believe in a free press and that journalists should be guided by government loyalists.
Mossad rehearsed 2018 Iran nuclear archives raid in Africa, former chief Yossi Cohen reveals
The operation changed the course of history as it was the impetus for US President Donald Trump to pull out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal shortly after the operation's results were revealed.
The West cannot save Ethiopia by misunderstanding it - opinion
As someone who has carried the identity of being Ethiopian, Jewish, Israeli, and American, I have learned that nations are not strengthened by outsiders who define them only by their failures.
Al Qaeda-linked terrorists claim attack on Niger airport that killed 13
Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin, a group affiliated with al-Qaeda, claimed the attack on a Niger airport that killed 11 security force members and two civilians.
Fighting antisemitism with gin: Kosher spirits project backs Jewish life in Spain
A luxury kosher gin project turns collectible spirits into a funding source for Jewish life and legal support amid rising antisemitism in Spain.
US plans to deport Iranians to Central African Republic, sources say
The first flight to the Central African Republic is expected to take about 20 people, including two women facing the risk of torture and persecution if they are forced to go back to Iran.
US plans to deport Iranians to Central African Republic, sources say
The Iranians include two women who face potential torture and persecution if they are forced to go back to Iran, their lawyer, Emily Trostle, said.
Uganda should reconsider Congo border closure over Ebola, WHO's Tedros says
The outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the WHO.
Dozens kidnapped in northwest Nigeria after bandits invite them to talks
According to police statements, the victims were meeting relatives of a bandit leader in an attempt to broker peace and ease restrictions on movement imposed on the community.
