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30th Jun 2022

Libya: 20 migrants found dead in the desert

TRIPOLI, Libya (AA): Twenty bodies for people believed to be migrants were found in Libya’s desert close to the border with Chad, according to the Libyan authorities on Wednesday. In a statement, the Ambulance Service said the bodies were found … Continued

26th Jun 2022

27 die trying to cross land border from Morocco to Spain

By Alyssa McMurtry OVIEDO, Spain (AA): The death toll of migrants who died trying to cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Melilla rose to 27 on Saturday, according to the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH). Around … Continued

21st Jun 2022

Mali: Terrorists kill 132 villagers in weekend attack

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): Suspected terrorists raided several villages in central Mali over the weekend, killing at least 132 civilians, the government confirmed Monday. The attack occurred on Saturday overnight and targeted the villages of Diallassagou, Dianweli, … Continued

16th Jun 2022

Mali: Daesh/ISIS terrorists kill 22 people in northeast

By Aurore Bonny DOUALA, Cameroon (AA): More than 20 people, including displaced people, were killed on Sunday near Menaka in northeastern Mali, a pro-government armed group said Wednesday. “Armed men broke into a camp not far from the locality of … Continued

15th Jun 2022

African leaders want embargo exemptions for wheat, fertilizer imports from Russia

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): West African leaders on Tuesday demanded exemptions from a ban on wheat and fertilizer imports from Russia, whose supply chains were interrupted following its war on Ukraine. Speaking at the 8th edition of … Continued

14th Jun 2022

Burkina Faso: 100 civilians killed in northern region attack

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): At least 100 people were killed when armed insurgents attacked a northern district of Burkina Faso, close to the border with Niger, over the weekend, the government confirmed on Monday. “Terrorists attacked civilians in … Continued

4th Jun 2022

Uganda: Unique shrine unites Muslims and Christians

By Godfrey KAMPALA, Uganda (AA): A shrine in the central Ugandan village of Namugongo, 12 kilometers (9 miles) from the capital Kampala, is perhaps a unique place in the world, invoking equal veneration from both Christians and Muslims. Every year … Continued

27th May 2022

Burkina Faso: Armed attackers kill 50 civilians

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): At least 50 civilians have been killed by unidentified gunmen in the town of Madjoari in eastern Burkina Faso, an officially said Thursday. Residents from Madjoari in Kompienga province bordering Benin were heading … Continued

26th May 2022

Senegal: Fire at hospital kills 11 newborns: President Macky Sall

By Aurore Bonny DOUALA, Cameroon (AA): Eleven newborn babies died in a fire in the neonatal unit of a hospital in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane, which is about 50 miles northeast of Dakar, the capital, the country’s … Continued

18th May 2022

Algerian lawmakers seek to criminalize normalization with Israel

By AbdulRazzaq bin Abdullah ALGIERS, Algeria (AA): Algerian lawmakers on Tuesday submitted a bill criminalizing normalization with Israel, including articles prohibiting travel or any direct or indirect contact with Tel Aviv. Youssef Ajesa, a lawmaker from the Movement of Society … Continued

16th May 2022

Burkina Faso: 43 dead in weekend attacks across the country

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): At least 43 people were killed over the weekend in separate attacks attributed to terrorists in Burkina Faso, local media reported Sunday. The first attack occurred between Salmossi and Markoye in the province of … Continued

1st May 2022

Ethiopians observe grand iftar on capital streets, decry communal violence

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) Over half a million people broke fast on the streets in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Friday in solidarity with the Muslim community, which is observing fast during the holy month of Ramadan. On … Continued

29th Apr 2022

Ethiopia: 20 Muslims killed in cemetery in Amhara region by Christians

(Agencies): At least 20 Muslims were killed, a mosque torched, Muslim businesses destroyed in Amhara region, northern Ethiopia, Tuesday. Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council on Thursday urged the government to probe attacks against Muslims in the northern city of Gonda. … Continued

27th Apr 2022

Wheat prices in Africa up 60% due to Russia-Ukraine war: AfDB

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): The Russia-Ukraine war has disrupted wheat exports, driving wheat prices up by 60% in Africa, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said Tuesday, warning that the continent will lose up to $11 … Continued

24th Mar 2022

Somalia: Female lawmaker among 15 killed in Al-Shabaab terrorist attacks

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA): At least 15 people, including female lawmaker Amina Mohamed Abdi, were killed in bomb blasts in the city of Beledweyne late Wednesday, police said. Abdullahi Ahmed, a local police officer in the region, … Continued

20th Feb 2022

Mali: 40 civilians killed in northern Mali

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): About 40 civilians were killed this week when armed insurgents simultaneously attacked several villages in the northern Mali region, media reports said Friday. “Several armed men, probably from terror groups, attacked several villages … Continued

15th Feb 2022

Libyan crisis deepens as Tobruk-based parliament chooses new premier

By Aydogan Kalabalik TRIPOLI, Libya (AA): The crisis in Libya has deepened with the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) Parliament in the country’s east choosing former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha as prime minister last Thursday, while current Prime Minister … Continued

10th Feb 2022

African Union adopts Swahili as official working language

By Andrew Wasike NAIROBI, Kenya (AA): The Africa Union, which is made up of 55 member states, has officially adopted Swahili as an official working language. The approval comes following a request by Tanzanian Vice President Philip Mpango, who … Continued

7th Feb 2022

African Union postpones debate on Israel’s observer status

By Seleshi Tessema ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA):- The African Union on Sunday postponed a debate on whether Israel’s observer status should be withdrawn, avoiding a division, the pan-African body’s newly elected chairman for 2022 said. Speaking to reporters at … Continued

6th Feb 2022

Moroccan boy dies after being rescued from 32-meter deep well

By Zeynep Tufekci Gulay RABAT, Morocco (AA): Morocco’s Royal Court confirmed late Saturday the death of a 5-year-old boy who was stuck for five days in a well in a village in northern Morocco. A statement announced Rayan Oram’s … Continued

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Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.