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At least 27 people were killed and 96 injured in the Friday attack conducted against the mosque Jambutu in Yola in the north-eastern Nigeria, announced the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). “For now, we have 27 dead and 96 wounded,” told AFP Sa’ad Bello, coordinator of the agency in Adamawa …
Read More »Burundi: UN alarmed by the "deteriorating situation"
The United Nations again sounding the alarm. The High Commissioner of the UN Human Rights expressed concern Friday, October 23 the “rapid deterioration” of the situation in Burundi, reporting that at least 198 people have been killed there since late April. Among them, 63 died in the past three weeks. …
Read More »Malian President to France to seek political and financial support for peace process
PARIS – Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta seeking political and financial support for the country’s peace process during an official two-day visit to France. Keita met with French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday before a dinner at the Elysée Palace to celebrate the first state visit of a Malian president …
Read More »Paris hosts a conference on peace, economic recovery in Mali
A conference for development, peace and the consolidation of the economic recovery in Mali will be held Thursday in Paris, with the participation of Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra. The conference, entitled “Building a Emergin Mali,” following the Peace Agreement and reconciliation in …
Read More »Nigerian troops kill 150 extremist Boko Haram
Yola – self-defense fighters say they have fought alongside the Nigerian troops kill 150 militants of Boko Haram and rescue 36 women and children captive of Islamic insurgency in the north. Jubilant civilians who participated in the attack on Tuesday night said they went to Madagali Gwoza areas and acting …
Read More »Attacks in Central African Republic can be war crimes
New York – The UN Security Council condemns the recent upsurge in violence and instability in the Central African Republic and said some attacks may constitute war crimes. Central African Republic broke out in the widespread sectarian violence after Muslim rebels Seleka overthrew President in 2013 and Balaka anti-Christian militia …
Read More »Two groups sign a peace agreement in the DRC
Kinshasa – The leaders of the two ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement to end a conflict that has killed hundreds and tens of thousands displaced, a local activist said. Violence since May 2013 in southeastern Congo between militias representing the Luba ethnic group …
Read More »Burkina: international arrest warrant against the wife of the head coup Gilbert Diendéré
Military justice launched an international arrest warrant against Fatou Diallo Diendéré born, the wife of General Gilbert Diendéré, the leader of the failed coup on September 17 in Burkina Faso, did on Tuesday judicial source in Ouagadougou. “There is only one international mandate that was launched for the time in …
Read More »Libya: negotiations continue despite the rejection of the UN peace plan
After the rejection of the peace plan presented by the UN, Bernardino Leon, UN envoy for Libya, said Wednesday that the negotiating process would still continue to try to get the country out of chaos. “The process [of negotiations] will continue. The political solution is the only alternative, “said, October …
Read More »Congo – Brazzaville: "Gathering, respect and calm" … the message from Holland to Sassou Nguesso
French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday asked his Congolese counterpart, Denis Sassou Nguesso, to “ensure gather, meet and calm” while his country is facing in recent days in clashes between anti-referendum protesters and forces of order. “Denis Sassou Nguesso may consult his people, it’s part of his right and people …
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