November, 2015

• 2 November

  Violence hits CAR in front of the Pope's visit

  Bangui – Gunmen in the capital of the Central African Republic and slain someone set fire to dozens of homes in a cycle of violence which could further delay the elections and prevent a visit this month by François. According to witnesses, hundreds of people fled their homes in Bangui …

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• 2 November

  Nigerian troops rescue of at least 338 inmates by Boko Haram – army

  Lagos – Nigerian troops have rescued 338 people, mostly women and children, held by Boko Haram Islamist group’s stronghold around Sambisa forest in the restive northeast, the military said Wednesday. “The [military] unit … rescued 338 people who were held hostage by the terrorists,” the military said Tuesday an operation, …

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• 2 November

  Somalia: At least 12 dead in attack on a major Mogadishu hotel

  At least twelve people were killed on Sunday in an attack on a large hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu by Islamist Shebab who used a vehicle packed with explosives to clear a path inside the institution, police said. Shebab insurgents affiliated with al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attack …

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• 2 November

  Lake Chad: 11 civilians wounded in a suicide attack by Boko Haram

  Eleven civilians were wounded Sunday morning by a suicide attack with explosives elements of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram in the region of Lake Chad, the Chadian government announced in a statement. “Two elements of Boko Haram have been neutralized, a third blew himself up, wounding 11 civilians,” announced the …

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• 2 November

  Libya: postponement of the trial of one of Gaddafi son

  One of the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saadi, tried for murder and participation in the bloody suppression of the revolt in 2011, appeared Sunday before a Tripoli court adjourned the trial to November 6. Dressed in the usual blue overalls prisoners, Saadi was presented to the judicial …

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• 2 November

  South Sudan: thirteen UN staff released

  Thirteen UN staff were released unharmed by the rebels that held “hostage” to South Sudan last week, said Monday the UN Mission in that country (UNMISS). Released Sunday, the 13 South Sudanese employees UNMISS, had been captured on October 26 with 18 peacekeepers from Bangladesh – released their October 29 …

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October, 2015

• 31 October

  Mali: the army kills seven jihadists in the region of Mopti

  September jihadists were killed Wednesday in clashes with the army in the Mopti region, according to the Malian government. The head of the Defense Ministry gives the information requested anonymity. According to him, the clashes took place in a wooded area at about thirty kilometers from the border with Burkina …

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• 31 October

  Egypt extends state of emergency in Sinai by N. 3 months

  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi extended by three months the state of emergency imposed in parts of the restive northern Sinai, MENA news agency run by the state reported Wednesday. The decree also imposes a nighttime curfew in certain regions 19:00 (1700 GMT) and 6:00 (0400 GMT), except for the …

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• 31 October

  FROM SYKES-PICOT TO OBAMA-PUTIN: POWER ACTORS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

  Case Study: The migration wave and the Schengen agreement Most of the observers of the Middle East have become used to the talk about a new Middle East. They did so after the Camp David accords, the Oslo Agreements and most recently the Arab Spring. In the end, it resulted …

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• 29 October

  20 peacekeepers detained in South Sudan Free

  New York – The United Nations said that all 20 soldiers from the UN peacekeeping held by rebels in Southern Sudan have been released. But spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the UN said Thursday the rebels still hold 12 UN contractors.

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