AFRICA

500 volunteers fighting fire on Africa’s tallest mountain

8:46 pm October 14, 2020

Nairobi : Tanzanian authorities say 500 volunteers have been trying to put out a fire on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest peak. The flames can be seen from miles away. A Tanzania National Parks statement said Tuesday that the volunteers have managed to limit the fire’s spread. Spokesman Pascal Shelutete said the area still burning is known as […]

Egypt reveals 59 ancient coffins found near Saqqara pyramids

11:45 pm October 3, 2020

Cairo: Egypt’s tourism and antiquities minister said on Saturday archaeologists have unearthed dozens of ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo. Khalid el-Anany said at least 59 sealed sarcophagi, with mummies inside most of them, were found that had been buried in three wells more than 2,600 years ago. “I consider this is the beginning […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Egypt returns bodies of 2 Gaza fishermen shot by its navy

11:59 pm September 26, 2020

Gaza City: The bodies of two Palestinian fishermen whom Egyptian naval forces killed in Mediterranean waters were returned Saturday to the Gaza Strip, the territory’s Interior Ministry said. Hamas, the Palestinian militant group ruling Gaza, has called on Egypt to investigate the incident, condemning it as violence targeting “those hunting for a living for their children.” The shooting occurred Friday as three fishermen […]

South Africa’s rhino poaching drops during virus lockdown

11:52 pm September 22, 2020

Johannesburg : South Africa’s anti-COVID-19 lockdown is credited with helping to achieve a dramatic drop in rhino killings, but as the country opens up experts warn of a possible resurgence of poaching of one of Earth’s most endangered mammals. Redoubled efforts are critical to protect the country’s rhinoceros population, South African officials and wildlife activists […]

Ethiopian lawmakers call region’s vote unconstitutional

11:25 pm September 5, 2020

Johannesburg: Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament on Saturday called elections planned next week in the northern Tigray region unconstitutional, amid a confrontation between the federal government and regional officials who have warned that any intervention amounts to a “declaration of war.” “The decision by the House of Federation treats the act of the Tigray regional state as void from the very […]