Category: Rest of Africa

This could be the first diplomatic loophole of the new tech.

Naledi Pandor said she received a request to call Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh to discuss humanitarian support.

However, Dirco spokesperson Clayson Monyela clarified that the government is still verifying the information from the Israeli embassy in Pretoria on their identities and cause of death. According to multiple reports that emerged on Friday, two South Africans died in attacks by the militant group Hamas.

"The menace caused by terrorism is such that we must share the burden of the fight," said Afuko-Addo, in a Washington speech in which he contrasted Western aid for Ukraine with that given to West African democracies.

The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza is the only passage in and out of the coastal enclave not controlled by Israel.

Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, suspected of allegedly embezzling public funds, was jailed late on Wednesday, her lawyer Francois Zimeray told AFP, condemning the "arbitrary... illegal procedure".

"We were informed by the authorities in Niger, and I can tell you that the secretary-general deeply regrets that the order for the departure of our resident and humanitarian coordinator in Niger, Louise Aubin, was given," said spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.

Voters in the Indian Ocean island nation will elect a president on November 9 but the run-up to the poll has been marred by tensions after disputes over its regularity.

The decision came after a narrow vote in which the Council passed a resolution despite the entire African membership in the Council refusing to endorse it. It passed by 19 votes against 16 Nos and 12 abstentions, allowing the Council to set up a Fact-Finding...

Israel has launched a military campaign after Hamas militants carried out a surprise attack from Gaza at the weekend in a conflict that has already left hundreds dead and scores of Israelis kidnapped.