Two people died and eight others are missing in Egypt after a truck carrying 24 people plunged off a ferry while crossing the Nile, the public prosecutor’s office said Tuesday. The accident took place in the Nile Delta north of the capital Cairo on Monday evening, when the truck drove onto the ferry — which did not have a licence to carry vehicles. The truck then fell off and sank in the river, the statement added, noting that children were among the missing. A total of 14 people were rescued, and the search continues for the missing bodies. The prosecutor’s office said authorities had arrested the driver of the vehicle and three ferry employees.
Mali: The Failing Campaign of Wagner in Mali Presages Trouble for the Junta in Bamako
There have been more chatter and speculations about the activities of Russia’s mercenaries, formerly known as the Wagner Group, now reportedly called the Afrika Corps in the Sahel. It is unclear if the name "Afrika Corps" is official, but if so, it certainly confirms...