Eurasia Press & News

Brussels – The head of the UN refugee agency, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday launched a plan to return home 135,000 Somalis who have fled their country torn by conflict, calling on donors to establish 500 million of $ to finance the operation. “It is the responsibility of the international community …

Douala – Fighters group Boko Haram in Nigeria clashed with soldiers in neighboring Cameroon Friday after raiding a village in a remote border region that humanitarian groups turns into a war zone. The militant Islamist fighters attacked Kerala Far North Zone of Cameroon Thursday afternoon, killing at least 12 people, …

Yola – Heavy casualties were feared Friday after an explosion devastated a newly commissioned mosque in the capital of Adamawa state, northern Nigeria Yola, rescuers told AFP. The explosion took place at about 14:00 (1300 GMT) at the mosque Jambutu Juma’at in Jimeta area of ​​the city, shortly after the …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …