Eurasia Press & News
A presidential elite guard who organized a coup a week in Burkina Faso refuses to disarm in line with a West African peace agreement, the army said Monday. The peace agreement brokered by the regional bloc ECOWAS is “in a bind” the Chief of Staff of the Army said, denouncing …
Read More »Capital of the Central African Republic rocked by clashes overnight
Witnesses said gunfire erupted overnight in the capital of the Central African Republic. Violent clashes come early Monday after days of sectarian fighting that has killed at least 36 people. The UN humanitarian agency said dozens of houses were looted and torched and thousands of people have fled the affected …
Read More »Tuareg chief sent to the ICC for crimes Timbuktu
Alleged al-Qaida suspect responsible for the destruction of historical monuments in 2012 rebel recovery. A suspected leader of al-Qaeda was handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of aiding the destruction of the city of Mali Timbuktu, in the first case before the court.
Read More »Nigeria: nine people dead in an attack suspected Boko Haram fighters
Gunmen suspected of belonging to the Boko Haram radical Islamist group killed in the night from Saturday to Sunday nine villagers and wounded 10 others in north-eastern Nigeria, do we learned from police sources. “Today (Sunday), at 2:00 am (0100 GMT), suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked the village of Mailari, …
Read More »Central African Republic: Bangui, high tension, paralyzed by barricades
Bangui was paralyzed all day Monday through barricades erected in its main roads, in a climate of extreme tension after a weekend of deadly violence accompanied by looting. Three protesters were killed and seven injured in mid-day by peacekeepers firing of the United Nations Mission in CAR (minusca), responsible for …
Read More »Burkina: the coup ended, the army remains divided
With the failed putsch of September 17 in Burkina Faso, the army was a huge earthquake that led to the dissolution of the elite unit coup and the emergence of a young guard who forced the hand to Staff for keeping the army on the side of the people. An …
Read More »Burkina: the former putschists "refuse" to pursue disarmament
The former Presidential Security Regiment (RSP), the elite unit of the Burkinabe army and author of a failed coup against the transitional government, “refuses” to continue the disarmament, announced Monday the General Staff of the army. The side of the RSP, it ensures that the loyalist army commitments are not …
Read More »DRC: Thirteen dead in an attack on a convoy carrying the pay of civil servants in the South Kivu
Thirteen people were killed in the eastern DRC during the attack on their convoy, which was carrying about 40,000 dollars for adjusting the balance of civil servants. According to the Congolese Minister of the Economy, Modeste Bahati, the attack took place Sunday, September 27 in the afternoon in the district …
Read More »Tunisia sends mission to assess security at civilian airports in Libya
A Tunisian mission will soon be sent to Libya to assess the security situation in the Libyan civil airports, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The mission involves the airports of “Lobruk”, “Tobruk”, “Misurata” and “Mitiga,” said the spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Mokhtar Chaouachi TAP.
Read More »Burkina coup leaders sign deal with army to stand down
Burkina Faso coup leaders agreed to return to their barracks and said they would restore the deposed president to power, signing a deal with the army that apparently defused a tense standoff sparked by last week’s putsch. The breakthrough came late on Tuesday after marathon talks in Nigeria’s Abuja, where …
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