Social & Human Affairs Bound

A Malian priest -- the last of a group of five Catholics kidnapped in mid-June -- has been freed, church and government sources said Wednesday.  Armed men took the five people hostage in the centre of Mali on June 21 after they left Segue to attend the funeral of...

There has been escalating unrest in several localities in the northeast Algerian Sahara. The oil hubs of  Ouargla, Hassi Messaoud, El Menea and Touggourt have been the most affected by riots of unemployed youths for about one week. Young protesters released their...

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the "horrific violations" being committed against migrants returned to Libya with the cooperation of European states after trying to cross the Mediterranean. It said new evidence had emerged of "harrowing violations,...

More than 237,000 people have been forced to abandon their homes in the past six months in Burkina Faso, a country facing deadly jihadist attacks, bringing the total number of displaced to more than 1.3 million, the government has announced.  A government spokesman...