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  • According to US President Donald Trump, he may issue an order "very soon" to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, which is reported to host nuclear facilities.
  • The war in Iran, US President Donald Trump said, is "small potatoes" and "not a big thing" for the United States, as the US has "essentially" taken over Iran.
  • In a post on his X account on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei accused that the US was "deliberately attacking civilian targets".
  • According to a Nigerian environmental NGO, an attempt to illegally tap oil from a cargo vessel in the country's south resulted in at least 37 deaths.
  • The Israeli police has blocked humanitarian aid from reaching an occupied West Bank village that has been under siege by settlers for weeks, while Israeli police have killed a Palestinian man in Jerusalem.

Tag: African News and Views

June 9, 2019

Africa and the Fight Against Terrorism

Why are some African countries seeing more terrorist attacks? And what is the world doing to stop it? Host Jim Malone takes a look at how extremist groups are exploiting ethnic divisions, poverty, and political instability to sow fear, chaos and death in the African continent~VOA NEWS

June 3, 2019

African News Now

News and Views from the African Continent

May 31, 2019

African News At a Glance

Revered DRC Opposition Leader’s Body Arrives in Kinshasa for Funeral and other Stories across African Continent

May 29, 2019

Severe Drought Puts 2 Million Somalis...

Severe drought in Somalia is putting over two million people at risk of starvation and forcing thousands out of villages and into a relief camp outside the capital

May 28, 2019

African News Now

Strikers in Sudan Push Military to Cede Power and other stories across African Continent

May 24, 2019

African News Now At a Glance

Kenya’s highest court ruled Friday that a colonial-era law banning same-sex relations should remain in place and other Stories Across Africa

Angola’s Record Drought Puts Millions at...

Southern Angola faces the worst drought in decades, says the United Nations Children’s Fund, with at least 2.3 million people facing high risk of a food security crisis and malnutrition. Elizabete Casimiro narrates this report by Herculano Coroado, who traveled to Cunene Province, Angola, for this report

May 15, 2019

News Africa At a Glance

Sudan: Army rulers and protest leaders agree on a three-year transition period for transferring power to a full civilian administration and other stories across African continent

May 14, 2019

African News At a Glance

SudanTMC accuses supporters of ousted President of attempting to sabotage change over to civilian-led government and other stories across African Continent

May 2, 2019

News Africa

Sudan: Thousands again poured into the streets of Khartoum and other news across Africa

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