Niger: Bandits ambush and kill policemen in AgadezF

Niger: Bandits ambush and kill policemen in AgadezF

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Niger: Two Chinese workers kidnapped in MbangaF

Niger: Two Chinese workers kidnapped in MbangaF

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Libya: Red Crescent official kidnapped in AjdabiyaF

Libya: Red Crescent official kidnapped in AjdabiyaF

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Sahel: Massacre in northern Burkina FasoF

Sahel: Massacre in northern Burkina FasoF

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Nigeria blocks access to TwitterF

Telecoms operators in Nigeria restricted Twitter Saturday, a day after the government announced its indefinite suspension for activities “capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”.Β  International human rights groups have already condemned...

Nigeria: Boat capsizes near Shagari, kills at least 13F

Thirteen people died in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto state when a boat ferrying wedding guests capsized, officials said, a week after 150 people went missing in another boat accident.Β  The boat was conveying 18 people returning from a wedding in Shagari district...

Nigeria: Gunmen kill 66 people in Wasagu/DankoF

A gang of cattle thieves killed 66 people in raids on seven villages in northwest Nigeria’s Kebbi state, police told AFP Saturday. Dozens of assailants on motorcycles attacked seven neighbouring villages in Danko-Wasagu district on Thursday, Kebbi state police...
Sahel: Chad facing humanitarian disasterF

Sahel: Chad facing humanitarian disasterF

The United Nations on Friday launched an appeal for $617.5 million dollars to help the central African state of Chad meet an escalating humanitarian emergency. Around 5.5 million people — a third of theΒ  population — need support for food, health, shelter,...
Algerians shun subdued campaigning ahead of legislative electionsF

Algerians shun subdued campaigning ahead of legislative electionsF

Algeria Political Outlook Algeria is organizing its third elections since late 2019 with the population continuing to reject the political roadmap of President Tebboune and the military establishment. With most secular parties rejecting and boycotting the elections,...
US offers cash rewards to locate Al-Qaeda’s Al-AnnabiF

US offers cash rewards to locate Al-Qaeda’s Al-AnnabiF

The US State Department posted a $7 million reward Wednesday for information leading to the location or identification of Abu Ubaydah Youssef Al-Annabi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). The department said Anabi was declared the emir of the...
Libya: In sign of reconciliation, Tripoli and Tobruk resume air linkF

Libya: In sign of reconciliation, Tripoli and Tobruk resume air linkF

Flights have resumed between Libya’s capital Tripoli and the eastern city of Tobruk after a break of several years, as the division-plagued country takes a further step towards normalcy. A flight from Tripoli of Libya’s Buraq Air landed late Wednesday in...
Sahel: Mali sinks into a deeper political crisisF

Sahel: Mali sinks into a deeper political crisisF

By Marion Douet The African Union announced it was suspending Mali with immediate effect and threatened the impoverished country with sanctions, after a second military coup in nine months. The putsch has sparked deep concerns over stability in the volatile Sahel...
Tunisia: Two migrants drown, others missingF

Tunisia: Two migrants drown, others missingF

At least 23 migrants were missing and two bodies recovered from the sea off Tunisia, the Red Crescent reported Wednesday, after the military said more than 100 migrants were intercepted. The Tunisian navy said a boat headed for Europe from Zuwara in Libya was...
Western Sahara: Polisario chief leaves Spain to AlgeriaF

Western Sahara: Polisario chief leaves Spain to AlgeriaF

The leader of Western Sahara’s independence movement, whose presence at a Spanish hospital sparked a diplomatic row with Rabat, left Spain overnight and flew to Algeria, a government source said Wednesday. He’s “in Algeria,” the source told...