ABUJA, Over 9,000 medical doctors of Nigerian origin left the shores of the country in search of greener pastures in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada in two years, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, said.The emigration of the…
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Somali Prime Minister Orders African Union Envoy to Leave Country
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble declared Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the African Union chair’s special representative for Somalia, persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours.In a late-night statement, Roble acc…
Read moreStung by drought, Morocco’s bees face disaster
Published by Al-Araby Morocco’s village of Inzerki is proud to claim it has the world’s oldest and largest collective beehive, but instead of buzzing with springtime activity, the colonies have […]
Read moreWest Africa faces historic food crisis driven by conflict, price surge
Dakar, West Africa is facing its worst food crisis on record driven by conflict, drought, and the impact of the war in Ukraine on food prices and availability, aid agencies said on Tuesday. There are about 27 million people suffering from hunger in the…
Read moreUN mission in Mali to investigate reports of mass civilian casualties, reportedly in the hundreds: UN
UNITED NATIONS, The UN mission in Mali is investigating reports of civilians killed during clashes last week between government troops and militants, a UN spokesman said.Published reports vary in the number of civilian deaths, but they do agree the num…
Read moreEgypt’s Al Ahly reach CAF Champions League quarter-finals
Published by Al-Araby Hassan El Shahat came off the bench to score and secure the final CAF Champions League quarter-finals place for title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt at the weekend. […]
Read moreDRC: Conviction of 13 youth activists is a shameful act to suppress dissent
The activists – who have already been held arbitrarily for five months – were sentenced to a further 12 months in prison for their participation in a peaceful demonstration in November last year.“The conviction of these 13 activists simply for having e…
Read moreUN pays tribute to 8 peacekeepers killed in DRC helicopter crash
GOMA (DR Congo), UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) paid a final tribute Saturday to the eight peacekeepers who died during a helicopter crash Tuesday in northeastern DRC.The memorial service took place in Goma, capit…
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