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Today marks the last day of artistic gymnastics competition from the Bercy Arena and the women’s balance beam and floor exercise finals are the main events. She’ll be joined on the beam by Suni Lee, herself on a comeback journey, and by Jordan Chiles on the floor. The beam event is at 6:38 a.m. ET and 9:15 p.m. local time; and the women's 800m medal event is at 3:47 p.m. The men's final also happens today a half hour later than the women's final.

My family and I were on the verge of dying, but God gave us a new life. His wife and children were forced to move in with relatives in another neighbourhood of Beirut. Last week's killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran’s capital, Tehran, and Hezbollah commander, Shukur, in Beirut - both attributed to Israel - have raised tensions in the region. The neighbourhood was decimated during the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon as Israel targeted members of Hezbollah. One of them is Mohammed Fadlallah, who suffered a broken leg and lost his 10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter, while his older son is at another Beirut hospital undergoing treatment for burns.

August 05, (THEWILL) – The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Monday, voided the sale of Nigeria Air Limited to Ethiopian Airlines, declaring the deal null and void. The court also stopped further action on the proposed establishment of a national carrier—Nigeria Air, by the Federal Government. The ruling follows a case filed by the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, and five others in the aviation industry. Listed as the 1st to 6th plaintiffs in the suit are the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators, Azman Air Services Limited, Air Peace Limited, Max Air Limited, United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited and Topbrass Aviation Limited. The six plaintiffs had filed the suit against the first to fourth defendants: Nigeria Air Limited, Ethiopian Airlines, Senator Hadi Sirika (former Minister of Aviation, Federal Ministry of Aviation) and the Attorney-General of the Federation.

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled against the sale of Nigeria Air Ltd to Ethiopian Airlines. In his ruling on Monday, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa prohibited the sale and directed that the Federal Government’s plan to establish a national carrier, Nigeria Air, should not proceed. The plaintiffs in the case include the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators, Azman Air Services Limited, Air Peace Limited, Max Air Limited, United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited, and Topbrass Aviation Limited. The six plaintiffs initiated legal action against the first to fourth defendants, namely Nigeria Air Limited, Ethiopian Airlines, Senator Hadi Sirika (former Minister of Aviation, Federal Ministry of Aviation), and the Attorney-General of the Federation. The plaintiffs sought the court’s intervention to nullify the entire bidding/selection process for the “Nigeria Air” project, along with the endorsement, award, or selection of Ethiopian Airlines by the Former Minister, Hadi Sirika, and the Former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

Ethiopia has earmarked several billion dollars to cushion the cost-of-living impact of economic reforms being implemented to win support from the International Monetary Fund. It plans 550 billion birr ($5.9 billion) in additional spending, of which 40% will go into food, fuel and fertilizer subsidies, as well as increasing salaries for government workers, according to Eyob Tekalign Tolina, state minister in the finance ministry.

A group of Malian nationals residing in Ivory Coast convened in Abidjan on Sunday to express their opposition to Mali's planned exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) next January. Approximately three million Malians live and work in Ivory Coast, and they are increasingly concerned about their future if the military junta's decision is implemented. He raised concerns about the potential impact on the diaspora if Mali were to withdraw, posing the question of what would happen to young Malians living abroad. In January, Colonel Assimi Goita's military junta announced the country's withdrawal from ECOWAS in a letter. Additionally, the military junta has decided to terminate the fragile peace agreement with armed rebel groups in the northern area.

Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa ordered the suspension of the federal government’s plans to establish Nigeria Air as the national carrier. The court’s ruling was in favour of the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, along with five other stakeholders in the aviation industry, who had brought the lawsuit challenging the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines. The plaintiffs in the case include the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, Azman Air Services Limited, Air Peace Limited, Max Air Limited, United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited, and Topbrass Aviation Limited. The defendants are Nigeria Air Limited, Ethiopian Airlines, the former Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, the Federal Ministry of Aviation, and the former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. The plaintiffs requested that the court invalidate the entire bidding and selection process for the Nigeria Air project, including the defendants’ approval and selection of Ethiopian Airlines.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia has imported 14 million litres of cooking oil to ensure sufficient supplies of the basic commodity, its trade minister said, after the country's central bank floated the national currency last week to help secure international support. The Ethiopian birr slipped against the dollar last week after the National Bank of Ethiopia adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate to secure a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending programme and to make progress on a long-delayed debt restructuring. It clinched an IMF deal worth $3.4 billion and funding from other creditors including the World Bank shortly after. Traders in the capital Addis Ababa said the price of cooking oil had gone up by around 25% following the central bank's move. The ministry closed more than 2,000 stores for "unjustified price hikes and hoarding" after the new exchange rate policy was put in place, it said on Saturday.

The US will hand over its last military base in Niger Monday, ahead of the September 15 deadline for US forces to leave the country under an agreement with Nigerien authorities. Airbase 201 in the city of Agadez is one of two hubs the U.S. has used for counterterrorism operations in Niger. Last month, US troops withdrew from Airbase 101, a small drone base in Niger’s capital, Niamey. “Anything extractive is going to be outside of a major city, you’re lacking security at this point," she said. She said humanitarian workers are now required to have military escorts when working outside of major cities, which can lead to them being targeted by armed groups in conflict with the military.

Israel’s Dog Unit (IDU) assisted the IDF and Israel Police in a search on Monday for the missing 10-year-old girl Haymanot Kasau, who was last seen in February. Kasau, who immigrated with her family from Ethiopia to Israel and lived in the absorption center in Safed, was last seen on security footage that showed her at the entrance of the absorption center, wearing a pink sweatshirt, a black skirt, and white sneakers. “We are not giving up – we are bringing Haymanot Kasau home,” said the unit on Facebook. Soldiers in the IDF's Oketz unit hugging a dog during a break, photo taken by Topaz Luk from the IDF spokesperson's unit (credit: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES)“The mission is not yet complete, we are continuing to dedicate ourselves to it.”Joining the searchThe 500-meter radius around the area of Kasau’s disappearance was searched, said the IDU, who added that representatives from The Jewish Agency for Israel and volunteers from many other organizations also participated in the search. The unit is a civilian group that assists with locating missing persons and provides security dogs, rescue dogs, and rehabilitation dogs.

Hundreds of protesters marched across Mogadishu’s Lido beach on Monday to condemn the August 2 attack. “What had happened here was mass killing and it is a national disaster and someone needs to be accountable for it. I advise all Somali youth to be alert to what is going on in Mogadishu. At least 37 civilians were killed and 212 were injured in an explosion at a popular beach restaurant Lido beach on Friday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, which has claimed similar attacks in the past, including the car bomb attack in 2022.

However, a team of developers from Uganda has created the Blind Assistant app, which can read documents aloud to help address this issue. Susan Nakajje, one of the co-founders of the Blind Assistant app, shared that they initially teach users how to use smartphones. However, the Blind Assistant app has addressed these issues, allowing us to read independently and at our own pace." The Blind Assistant app, created by Suzie Water Harvesting Co., is just one of many accessibility apps utilizing the camera, mobility, and connectivity of smartphones. The Blind Assistant app allows students to independently read text in real-time, eliminating the need for assistance from peers or teachers.

On Sunday, demonstrators in Lagos expressed their thoughts on an early request made by Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to halt the weeks-long protests in the country against economic challenges. Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stated, “As the president of this country, I must ensure public order. Another protester, Ayisat Omolara, expressed her disappointment with the president's speech this morning, stating that he failed to acknowledge their dialogue and demands, and instead told irrelevant stories. Tinubu's supporters claim that the protests are driven by political motives. His election last year faced opposition challenges, as he secured only 37% of the vote, the narrowest victory margin for any Nigerian president in history.

Toronto will soon get a new link to Morocco this winter as Royal Air Maroc (RAM) expands its transatlantic network with non-stop service to Casablanca. RAM’s Toronto Pearson-Casablanca flights will start December 8, with service operating on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. RAM’s North American network currently serves Montreal, as well as a selection of U.S. airports – these being Miami, Washington-Dulles and Newark. Royal Air Maroc will be the third carrier to offer flights between Africa and Toronto-Pearson, adding to flights offered by Ethiopian Airlines from Addis Ababa and Egyptair from Cairo. The new Toronto service also offers connections to destinations such as Madrid, Barcelona, Tunis, Milan-Malpensa and Cairo.