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Tunis – Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid held an emergency cabinet meeting on Saturday, after authorities declared a nighttime curfew nationwide following the worst outbreak of social unrest since the 2011 revolution. Essid met his defence and interior ministers before the cabinet session, as AFP journalists reported relative calm in …
Read More »Burkina Faso detains 5 more soldiers accused in armoury raid
Ouagadougou — Burkina Faso’s army has said it has detained five members of a disbanded unit loyal to the country’s former president who are suspected of involvement in a raid on an armoury. One member of the unit was killed in an exchange of gunfire near the border with Ghana, …
Read More »UN accuses South Sudan of forcibly displacing civilians
Juba – Forced displacement of civilians is emerging as a strategy South Sudanese forces are putting to use to weaken rebels in the country’s civil conflict, the UN said on Thursday. “From the middle of 2015, a new pattern emerged,” especially in northern Unity state, “with entire villages being burned …
Read More »UN urges AU to address South Sudan crisis
New York – The UN secretary-general is urging African Union states to address South Sudan’s failure to meet a deadline to establish a transitional government of national unity. Ban Ki-moon said through his spokesperson on Monday that forming a transitional government is an “essential step” in implementing a peace deal …
Read More »Libya: oil facilities on fire after an attack from the IS
Oil tanks were on fire Thursday in the north of Libya after a new attack by jihadists to gain control of oil facilities. Islamic State group fighters (EI) attacked at dawn tanks in Ras Lanuf, the heart of “oil Crescent” of Libya, about 650 km east of Tripoli, announced the …
Read More »In Egypt, the Chinese President Xi Jingping signs $15 billion contracts
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday signed for multi-billion dollar contracts with Egypt as part of a tour in the Middle East to strengthen the economic presence of his country in this region. Arrived the previous evening from Saudi Arabia, Xi held talks Thursday in Cairo with his Egyptian counterpart …
Read More »Côte d'Ivoire: UN will reduce its military personnel by March 30
After the “success of the presidential election” last October, organized in quiet, the UN decided Wednesday to downsize its mission of maintaining peace in Ivory Coast. By 30 March, UNOCI must thus from 5 437-4 000 soldiers. At the latest early in 2018, all peacekeepers must have left Ivorian territory. …
Read More »Tunisia: how is social unrest escalated
Social demands have inflamed the city of Kasserine since mid January and the discontent is now gaining in other regions of the country. An atmosphere reminiscent of 2010, just before the uprising against Ben Ali. On January 17 in Kasserine (Northwest), Ridha Yahyaoui, a young unemployed rises to an electricity …
Read More »France is pursuing its strategy in the Sahel, despite the attacks in Mali and Burkina
France will continue its counter-terrorism operation in the Sahel in its current format, despite the two attacks which have just hit Bamako and Ouagadougou. This was stated by the Minister of French Defence, Jean-Yves Le Drian said Wednesday. Friday, January 15, jihadists have struck for the first time the heart …
Read More »Egypt: Five policemen killed in an attack of the Islamic State in North Sinai
The Islamic state (EI) claimed the attack against a checkpoint that killed five policemen and three wounded in north Sinai on Wednesday night. “Unidentified people opened fire on a force-El Etlawi up security in the center of the city of Al-Arish, capital of North Sinai province,” said Thursday
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