Jabbing needles in prisoners’ genitals, pouring melted plastic on their skin and hanging them upside down for long periods: These are tortures allegedly being perpetrated by South Sudan’s National Security Service, according to an international
Boko Haram claims responsibility for attack in Niger, promises further attacks before Christmas
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist has claimed responsibility for the weekend attack on a village in neighbouring Niger that left 27 dead. More people were wounded and some reported missing in the assault on Saturday evening
Boko Haram claims kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian students
Audio message says Nigeria’s Boko Haram behind abduction of hundreds of schoolboys in northwestern state of Katsina. An audio message from a man identifying himself as the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram has claimed that
Libya: Mercenaries for Haftar brought from Syria
Libyan army says Haftar mobilizing mercenaries and arms The Libyan army said Tuesday that a plane carrying Syrian mercenaries landed in Benghazi to support Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar. In a statement to Anadolu Agency, Abdul
Namroush manoeuvres as Ankara’s man in Libya
Turkey views the proposal of a Saleh-Bashagha tandem as a threat to its maritime border demarcation agreement with the GNA that has angered Paris and Athens. The successive statements issued by the Minister of Defence
US adopts map of Morocco that includes Western Sahara
“This map is a tangible representation of President Trump’s bold proclamation two days ago — recognising Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara”, Ambassador David Fischer said. The United States adopted Saturday a “new official” map of
What did Trump concede in the Morocco-Israel deal? – opinion
All US presidents supported covert Morocco-Israel ties, but balked at the international repercussions of a formal recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. At the heart of the Morocco-Israel normalization deal announced by US President
Crise politique en RDC : après les « humiliations », Félix Tshisekedi veut un nouveau gouvernement
Le chef de l’Etat s’est exprimé lundi devant les deux chambres du Parlement, après avoir fragilisé la majorité parlementaire de son prédécesseur Joseph Kabila.
Mali: nouveaux affrontements entre al-Qaïda et l’État islamique
Au mois d’octobre, des combats violents opposant les combattants du groupe État islamique et d’al-Qaïda avaient été signalés. C’est à nouveau le cas depuis une dizaine de jours dans la région du Gourma malien. Les
Tunisie : les prémisses d’une nouvelle révolution ?
Près de dix ans après la chute de Ben Ali, le pouvoir est confronté à une colère qui monte, et dont les motifs sont aussi variés que nombreux. Plusieurs manifestations sont prévues le 17 décembre.