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Rights Group Slams ‘absurd’ Ramadan Penalty In Tunisia

Rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday dismissed as "absurd" the jailing in Tunisia of people who fail to...

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IS Praises Jihadist Attacks In Philippines, Iran

A spokesman for the Islamic State group praised jihadist attacks in the Philippines and Iran, in an audio recording...

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Tunisian Sentenced To Jail For Smoking During Ramadan

A Tunisian court Monday sentenced to one month in prison a man who smoked a cigarette in public during the Muslim...

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Tunisia Defeat Egypt In Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers

Tunisia captain Youssef Msakni starred in a 1-0 victory over Egypt Monday that completed the first series of qualifiers...

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Ghana Receives EUR100 Million From Germany’s ‘Compact With Africa’ Programme

Ghana has been named as one of the three countries in Africa to benefit from the Germany’s “Compact with Africa”...

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Ghana Receives EUR100m From Germany’s ‘Compact With Africa’ Programme

Ghana has been named as one of the three countries in Africa to benefit from the Germany’s “Compact with Africa”...

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Tunisians Protest For Right Not To Fast During Ramadan

Dozens of Tunisians demonstrated on Sunday to demand the right to eat and drink in public during the Muslim fasting...

Sports

Tunisia Defeats Ghana’s World Cup Opponent Egypt In AFCON Qualifier

Ghana's faint hopes of making the 2018 World Cup have been boosted as qualifying group leaders Egypt were seriously...

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Merkel’s G20-Africa Meet Aims To Reduce Poverty, Migrant Influx

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Monday meet African leaders in Berlin on initiatives aiming to reduce the...

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Tunisians Protest For Right Not To Fast During Ramadan

Dozens of Tunisians demonstrated Sunday to demand the right to eat and drink in public during the Muslim fasting month...

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Tunisia Radical Islamist Party Banned For One Month

Tunisian judicial authorities on Tuesday slapped a one-month ban on radical Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, notably for...

International

Ecowas Agrees To Admit Morocco To West African Body

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco's membership application despite the country being...

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Morocco To Become Part of West Africa

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite the country...

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Morocco ‘to Join ECOWAS’ Despite Snubbing Summit Over Israel

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite it being in...

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Tunisia PM Warns No One Safe In Anti-Graft ‘war’

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed was reported on Sunday as saying no one in the North African country involved in...

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President Akufo-Addo To Participate In ECOWAS Summit

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is attending the 51st Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and...

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Ghana Slips To 49th Place In Latest FIFA Rankings

Ghana have slipped a massive four places in the latest FIFA rankings, while there were positive gains for the likes of...

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Tunisians Get Jail Terms For Eating During Ramadan

A court in northern Tunisia handed one-month jail terms Thursday to four men for eating in public during the Muslim...

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Lebanon Bans Wonder Woman Film Over Israeli Actress

Lebanon has banned the screening of Hollywood blockbuster "Wonder Woman" because of its lead actress Gal Gadot, who...