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Forced cannibalism, rape and “other inhumane acts”: the belligerents in the civil war in South Sudan will be held accountable before a court of African independent justice, acts of “extreme cruelty” against civilians, has said Wednesday the African Union (AU). A Commission of Inquiry of the AU, led in 2014 …
Read More »Niger: 13 civilians killed Tuesday by Boko Haram in a village in southeast
Thirteen civilians were killed and three wounded by gunfire Tuesday night by members of Islamist group Boko Haram in a village near Diffa in southeastern Niger on the border with Nigeria, said the local authorities. “Thirteen people were executed and three others injured by gunfire during an attack Boko Haram …
Read More »Libya: a helicopter shot down near Tripoli, at least nine dead
The helicopter was shot down Tuesday, October 27 west of the capital Tripoli. One of the leaders of the coalition militias Fajr Libya is one of the crash victims, the toll could rise. “At least nine people aboard a helicopter were killed Tuesday in Libya when the unit was shot …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Algeria supports UN efforts to resolve the crisis in Libya
Bilateral relations and the situation in the region, especially in Libya were discussed at a meeting Monday in Algiers between Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Prime Minister Habib Essid making a two-day visit to the country on hold the Tunisian-Algerian High Joint Committee meeting. Speaking to reporters, Habib Essid said …
Read More »Tunisian PM to Algeria to strengthen bilateral relations
Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid arrived Sunday in Algeria to discuss bilateral issues of common interest. Essid was greeted on his arrival at Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers his Algerian counterpart Abdelmalek Sellal. “My visit comes within the framework of ongoing consultations between Tunisia and Algeria to strengthen the …
Read More »Sisi, keeping meeting AU CP
ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi about fraternal bilateral relations and a variety of regional issues and international interests of mutual interest, including …
Read More »Convergence of views between Algeria, Tunisia on the resolution of the Libyan crisis
ALGIERS The head of Government of Tunisia Habib Essid said Monday in Algiers, the convergence of views between his country and Algeria regarding the need to urgently achieve “a political solution” to the Libyan crisis. In a statement to the press after an audience granted to him by the President …
Read More »India hosts the "highest peak Africa"
New Delhi – India hosts its largest ever summit Africa this week as prime minister Narendra Modi seeks to challenge the dominance of China in a continent that is blessed with vast natural resources and has the strongest growth of the world population. New Delhi wants to project its soft …
Read More »80 civilians killed in South Sudan in October County
Juba – Eighty civilians, including 57 children, were killed in a single county in the state of the unit torn by war between 4 and 22 October, according to a group of humanitarian organizations track civilian casualties in the Southern Sudan. Twenty-nine of the children drowned after running in the …
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