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Sahel: Rights group accuses Niger of ‘war crime’ in the execution of alleged Boko Haram fightersF

Abidjan, June 12, 2020 - Human Rights Watch on Friday described as a "war crime" the summary execution of two alleged Boko Haram fighters in southeastern Niger last month. The human rights organisation investigated images circulating on social media of two men being...

Mali: Two UN troops killed in attack in TarkintF

Bamako, June 14, 2020 - Gunmen have killed two UN peacekeepers in a region of northwestern Mali wracked by jihadist violence, the UN said Sunday. A UN convoy travelling between the towns of Tessalit and Gao was attacked Saturday evening by "armed individuals" who...

Mali’s beleaguered president says he is open to talks with oppositionF

Bamako, June 14, 2020 - Mali's beleaguered President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, made overtures on Sunday to the opposition coalition which is demanding his resignation, saying he is ready for talks. "My door is open and my hand always extended," Keita said on public...

Cairo and Doha finally show some humanity: They are now allowing Egyptians stranded in Qatar to return homeF

Doha, June 15, 2020 -  Egyptian workers stranded in Qatar in the coronavirus lockdown have flown home, a community group said Monday, in the first of 18 repatriation flights that have overcome restrictions under a regional boycott. The flight with 174 passengers on...

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