Italian police said on Wednesday they had arrested 12 people suspected of involvement in human smuggling by organizing speedboat transfers of at least 73 illegal migrants from Tunisia to Europe.

The differences between Somalia and Ethiopia pose a profound challenge to African cooperation in general, as the differences between the two countries, which have worsened over Somaliland, are interacting rapidly, and affecting all countries in the region.

The United States vetoed a draft resolution submitted by Algeria demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on humanitarian grounds.

Libyan Presidential Council MP Moussa al-Koni received on Wednesday Russian Ambassador to Libya Haidar Aganin to discuss the development of Libyan-Russian relations in many fields.

Joint detachments of the Algerian People’s National Army thwarted attempts to bring huge quantities of drugs across the border with Morocco, estimated at 59.304 kg of cocaine, 1,500 kg of processed kif, in addition to 88,644 hallucinogenic tablets.

A member of the Libyan House of Representatives, Ali Al-Sol, said that the internal situation in Libya is caused by an international struggle for influence and crisis management in the country, stressing that Turkey does not want the stability of Libya.

The Libyan national basketball team achieved a great achievement by qualifying for the group stage of the African qualifiers for the 2025 African Championship, after beating Morocco 71-63 in the second leg of the preliminary round that brought them together on Tuesday evening at the Mzali Hall in the Tunisian city of Monastir.

Russia has completed its initiative to ship 200,000 tonnes of free grain to six African countries, as promised by Russian President Vladimir Putin in July, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said.

The head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and commander-in-chief of the Sudanese army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said that the political process in Sudan is contingent on the end of the war, and stressed that peace in the country will not be achieved unless the rebellion ends.

In an unprecedented departure from the traditional media, Tucker Carlson’s interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin broke the boundaries of such interviews.

A member of Libya’s High Council of State, Saad bin Sharada, launched a sharp attack on the UN envoy to Libya, Abdullah Batelli.

The UN Special Envoy for Sudan, Ramadan Lamamra, said he is scheduled to visit Moscow for new consultations on the situation in Sudan and discuss opportunities for peace.

A delegation from the Egyptian Engineering Export Council visited the State of Libya to discuss a number of files related to facilitating trade cooperation and integration between businessmen of the two countries in various fields.

The Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Walid Al-Lafi, participated in the opening session of the 3rd Saudi Media Forum held in Riyadh from February 19 to 21.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said hostages are of no paramount importance when it comes to the war between Israel and Hamas, sparking outrage in Israel.

The 37th African Summit held in Addis Ababa witnessed a remarkable situation with the African Union rejecting an Israeli request to enter its headquarters, as it planned to hold talks with African leaders on the conflict in Gaza.

The UN Security Council has ended the mission of the UN Special Mission for Sudan (UNSMIS) four years after its formation, during which time the country witnessed political fluctuations, the most serious of which was the fighting since April between the army and the Rapid Support Forces.

The suspicious appearance of the dead body of a lioness found by a young man in a village in the municipality of El Yashir in the eastern province of Bordj Bou Arreridj has sparked many debates and questions on social media.

“Reuters” reported that the Israeli war on Gaza is worsening the already challenging economic conditions in Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. As these countries edge closer to the brink of collapse, Western powers may be compelled to prepare for another refugee crisis.

Bayern Munich announced on Tuesday the death of German legend Andreas Brehm, at the age of 63, one of the stars of the former “Bavarian” team and is famous for scoring the goal of crowning the 1990 World Cup title with the “Mannchaft” team.