The spokesman for the Sudanese Foreign Ministry has been fired after allegedly making unauthorized remarks, indicating that there were contacts with Israel regarding the normalization of ties. The development on Wednesday comes after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel announced last week that they would establish diplomatic ties, a …
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It was at midnight, hours after his seizure of gunpoint by soldiers in the capital of Mali, when Ibrahim Boubacar Keita eventually appeared on national television. “At this very moment, as I thank the Malian people for their support over these long years and the warmth of their grace, I …
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A small elephant species species that has been lost to science for more than half a century has reappeared in the Horn of Africa, according to new research. The Somali sengi, a monogamous animal similar to porcupines, elephants and manatees, but only a few inches long, has not been observed …
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President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation on state television late Tuesday, hours after he and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse were arrested by mutual soldiers. The coup – the latest uprising in a decade-long cycle of unrest – follows months of massive anti-government protests and an escalating uprising of Islamist …
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Soldiers who overthrew the president of Mali in a coup that drew international condemnation pleaded on Wednesday to restore stability and control a transition to elections within a “reasonable” period. President Ibrahim Boubacar ousted Keita and ousted parliament late on Tuesday, hours after the coup arrested him at gunpoint, placing …
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