KIGALI, Rwanda, 16 October 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA) /- Today, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) launched its African Masters in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) at its AIMS Rwanda Campus in partnership with Facebook and Google. AMMI is novel one-year intensive foundational masters that will offer Africa 39;s talented sc ...

The Moroccan navy on Monday rescued 38 migrants and recovered one body from a boat that ran into trouble off the kingdom's coast, the official MAP news agency reported. The Moroccan nationals were found in poor health and had been aboard the vessel since October 8, a military source told the agency. They were picked up by the navy when thei ...

Security forces in Comoros moved to break up roadblocks, apparently erected by opponents of President Azali Assoumani, across Mutsamudu, the capital of Anjouan Island, on Monday according to witnesses who reported gunfire. The Indian Ocean archipelago has been rocked by instability since July when Assoumani won a referendum on constitutional cha ...

A military school gathering five countries in the Sahel inducted its first officers on Monday into a programme to train future leaders of a joint anti-terror force. Thirty-five senior officers were inducted into the G5 Sahel Defence Academy, located in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, for an eight-month course, an AFP reporter saw. They w ...

The World Health Organization said Monday its experts will meet this week to determine whether an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo constitutes a global health emergency. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has convened an emergency committee on the current outbreak in DRC's violence-torn North Kivu region, which has kill ...

A Legal Adviser with the African Group of Negotiators to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has outlined Africa rsquo;s expectations of Katowice, Poland, looking at realities on the ground and how Africa can speak with one voice to make sure it is heard. Seth Osafo, in a presentation at the 7th Conferen ...

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has ruled the small, oil-rich state with an iron fist since 1979, has appointed several members of his family to top military positions. His graft-tainted son Teodorin Nguema Obiang, who is already vice-president, was appointed major general in the army to mark the country's 50th anniversa ...

Mozambique's Renamo opposition on Saturday accused the government of falsifying local election results in several areas, warning that such a move could prompt it to abandon peace talks. The country went to the polls on October 10 in a key test for the ongoing peace talks between the ruling Frelimo party and Renamo -- negotiations which began in ...

Four people were arrested in the Spanish overseas territory of Ceuta for charging migrants up to 2,000 euros to take them to the mainland in speedboats normally used for drug trafficking, police said Saturday. It was unclear whether those arrested had been involved in drug trafficking and decided to change tack, or if they had merely got hold of ...

Bahrain, Cameroon and the Philippines were among a number of nations controversially elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, sparking sharp criticism from rights groups and the United States. Around a third of seats on the 47-member council, based in Geneva, were open for slots lasting from 2019-2022. A 97-vote majority fro ...

Dozens of Facebook pages and videos denouncing corruption , injustice and inequality have flourished in recent months in Morocco pushing the kingdom's boundaries on freedom of expression, experts say. Intolerance towards inequalities is growing and Moroccans are more and more aware of their rights and are increasingly expressing their di ...

The UN Security Council on Thursday approved a final extension of its peacekeeping mission in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan -- unless the two sides make progress on border demarcation and other benchmarks. In its unanimous decision, the Security Council extended for six months the United Nations Interim Security Force f ...

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has pardoned 81 prisoners, including 30 political opponents jailed for sedition, according to a decree seen by AFP on Thursday. We grant pardons to people condemned, or serving sentences for offences against the government, against public order or against recognised authorities, said the presid ...

Time-worn and weather-beaten, the MV Mbita III tilts slightly to the left as it creaks out of its Kenyan port on Lake Victoria. There's no problem, smiles the ferry captain, Eric Charles, as he heads into the calm waters of Africa's largest lake, which lies within three countries, carrying only a few dozen passengers and vehicles. But on th ...

In normal times, African countries would have loudly saluted the choice of Rwanda's Louise Mushikiwabo as head of the world community of French-speaking countries. Instead, her nomination -- set to be enshrined at a summit of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) in Armenia on Thursday and Friday -- has met with tight lips or m ...

Mozambique voted in local elections on Wednesday that could expose cracks in the country's peace process by fuelling tensions between the ruling Frelimo party and the Renamo opposition. Renamo alleged fraud at some polling stations and said police were biased as people went to the polls after a campaign marred by allegations that Frelimo engaged ...

A Moroccan teenager allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by men from her village called Wednesday on other girls to be brave after meeting with the judge investigating her case, which has shaken the nation. In a video posted online in August, 17-year-old Khadija said members of a dangerous gang in her town had abducted and held her prisoner fo ...

Mozambique held local elections on Wednesday that could expose cracks in the country's peace process after the ruling Frelimo party was accused of violence and intimidation during the run-up to the vote. The 13-day election campaign, which ended at the weekend, was marked by several clashes between rival party supporters. The elections are h ...

World Rugby has backed a proposal to dramatically revamp the Test calendar and introduce a league of nations competition featuring the sport's top 12 national teams, it was reported Wednesday. World Rugby boss Brett Gosper said the governing body supported the plan, which is aimed at boosting revenues generated by the international game, provi ...

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah gets a chance to rediscover his scoring touch when he plays for Egypt against eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) in the Africa Cup of Nations this week. After notching 44 goals for the English Premier League club in all competitions last season, the 26-year-old has managed only three this season, and just one in eight gam ...