During Ramadan this year, just before nightfall when Muslims break their fast, dozens of Tunisian policemen swooped on the home of 81-year-old Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of the country’s biggest political party Ennahdha, and took him
Libya: Foreign Parties Attempt To Foment Political Stability – OpEd
Halima Abdel Rahman, the Minister of Justice of the Government of National Unity, has discussed with Richard Norland, the US Special Envoy to Libya, many issues about human rights, national reconciliation, and the integrity of
EAC And Horn of Africa States: Competing Or Cooperating Relationships – OpEd
Geographically the two regions are neighbors. The EAC extends from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean and enjoys not only a huge land space (5.2 MM sq. km) and hence access to the world
Libyan army carries out additional airstrikes against armed groups in Zawiya
The Libyan Air Force has carried out additional airstrikes to takedown “fuel, drugs, and human trafficking gangs” in Zawiya, west of Tripoli. The latest strikes launched at dawn on Friday targeted the Al-Kabwat militia and
Sénégal : au moins 500 arrestations après les troubles à Dakar
Après 72 heures de violence suite à la condamnation de l’opposant Ousmane Sonko, la tension retombe progressivement à Dakar la capitale sénégalaise. Selon la police, 500 arrestations auraient été effectuées après les affrontements qui ont
At least 9 killed in eastern Congo’s latest extremist rebel attack
Extremist rebels in eastern Congo killed at least nine people with knives and guns, a civil society organization said Friday. The attack happened Thursday evening on the Kyondo-Kyavinyonge road in North Kivu province, said Meleki
Senegal Cuts Mobile Internet Access Amid Deadly Rioting
Political unrest and violence in Senegal must not be used as grounds for restricting the right to report the news, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF), condemning a TV channel’s 48-hour suspension, restrictions on access to
Clashes in Senegal kill at least 9; government bans social media platforms and closes university
Clashes between police and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left nine people dead, the government said Friday, with authorities issuing a blanket ban on the use of several social media platforms in the
Senegal’s Sonko claims he is being ‘illegally held’ as ‘national dialogue’ opens
Opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has alleged that he is being “illegally held” in his home in Dakar by security forces and urged the public to protest. Meanwhile, a national dialogue between the government and various
EAC extends mandate of regional force in Congo to September
The leaders of the East African Community (EAC) on Wednesday approved the extension of the mandate of the regional force in the Democratic Republic of Congo until September. But the six-month extension, effective March 8,