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Libya: Civilians Caught In Militia Clashes, HRW Warns
Rival armed groups and quasi-state forces in Libya failed to protect civilians during clashes in Tripoli last week, leading to civilian deaths and damage to homes, Human Rights Watch said today. Judicial authorities should urgently
Fourth Senegal Ex-minister Charged In Corruption Sweep
A Senegalese court on Thursday indicted a fourth minister from the country’s former government on corruption charges as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye steps up an anti-graft campaign, officials and media said. Moustapha Diop, industrial development
Chad’s Ex-PM Provisionally Detained Accused Of Inciting Hatred
Masra faced off against President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in a presidential election last year. While the official result gave him 18 percent of the vote to Deby’s 61 percent, Masra claimed victory and has
W.Africa Bloc Looks To Regional Force As Jihadist Attacks Spike
West African political bloc ECOWAS said Wednesday that plans to establish a long-awaited “regional counter-terrorism force” are “in full-gear” as the region battles a resurgence of jihadist attacks. A wave of attacks in Benin and
Somalia: Puntland Announces Death of Senior ISIS Facilitator in Cal-Miskaad Mountains
Authorities in Somalia’s northeastern Federal State of Puntland have announced the killing of a senior ISIS operative, identified as Ahmed Muse Said, in an operation carried out in the Cal-Miskaad mountains. In an official statement
Sudan Army Says Khartoum State ‘Completely Free’ Of Paramilitaries
The Sudanese army said on Tuesday it had dislodged rival paramilitaries from their last positions in Omdurman, part of the Sudanese capital, securing all of Khartoum state nearly two months after recapturing the capital’s centre.
New Africa BRICS Members Decry Preferential Treatment For South Africa – Analysis
Egypt and Ethiopia blocked a BRICS declaration backing South Africa for a United Nations Security Council seat. BRICS is expanding – but perhaps inevitably, more members mean more opportunities for disagreement, including between African members.
India Slams China’s Renaming Of Places In Its Territory As ‘Vain And Preposterous’
India on Wednesday rejected China’s renaming of 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh as a “vain and preposterous” move, saying its northeastern border state, which Beijing claims is part of Zangnan or southern Tibet, remains an