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Sahel: Red Cross workers kidnapped in central MaliF

Two workers with the International Committee of the Red Cross were kidnapped in northern Mali on Saturday, the organisation said, the latest abduction in the troubled West African country. Kidnappings are common in Mali, which has been battling a security and...

Tunisia: Protesters demand release of political prisonersF

Hundreds of Tunisians rallied Sunday in defiance of a protest ban, demanding the release of more than 20 prominent figures opposed to the president who were arrested in recent weeks. President Kais Saied sacked the government and froze parliament in a 2021 power grab...

Egypt arrests 29 over alleged online crypto scamF

Egyptian authorities have detained 29 people, including 13 foreigners, accused of running an online cryptocurrency scam that defrauded thousands of investors, state media reported Sunday. The network pocketed about $620,000 at the expense of its victims in the country...

Egyptian court labels veteran human rights activists “terrorists”, sentences them to 15 years in prisonF

A special Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced four veteran human rights activists to prison terms up to 15 years for "terrorism", several rights groups said. Mohammed Abu Horayra, a lawyer, received a 15-year sentence, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal...

Sahel: Russia pledges continued support to Mali as UN ends MINUSMA mandateF

Jul 6, 2023

Russia has renewed its "unstinting support" for Mali after the end of the UN peacekeeping mission in the desert state,...

Tunisia: Witnesses report abusive acts against migrantsF

Jul 6, 2023

Hundreds of African migrants were stranded in dire conditions in a desert area of southern Tunisia on Thursday after...

Burkina Faso: Attackers kill civilians in the Sahel ProvinceF

Jul 6, 2023

An armed attack in northern Burkina Faso, an area plagued by jihadist violence, has left about 10 civilians dead,...

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