Africa main target of Daesh attacks: Moroccan FM
RABAT, Africa has become the main target of the Daeshterrorist group by suffering 41 percent of all its attacks worldwide, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita told a ministerial conference of the Global Coalition against the Daesh on Wednesday.The…
Death toll in migrant boats disaster off Tunisia rises to 20
The death toll from African migrant boats that sank off Tunisia at the weekend rose to 20 people, a judicial official said, the latest migrant boat disaster off Tunisia.The coast guard recovered three more bodies on Monday, said Mourad Turki, spokesper…
Three Malian Army Bases Simultaneously Attacked
Six soldiers are dead and 20 wounded after Malian Army bases in the central cities of Sévaré, Niono, and Bapho were simultaneously attacked this morning by suspected terrorists. An army press release says that the bases in the cities of Sévaré, Niono, …
Clashes Kill Eight in Sudan’s Darfur: Aid Group
Clashes between Arab tribesmen and ethnic minority farmers in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region have killed eight people and wounded 16, an aid group said on Saturday.The fighting broke out on Friday in Krink, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the West D…
Clashes Kill Eight in Sudan’s Darfur: Aid Group
Clashes between Arab tribesmen and ethnic minority farmers in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region have killed eight people and wounded 16, an aid group said on Saturday.The fighting broke out on Friday in Krink, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the West D…
South Sudan Facing its Worst Food Crisis on Record
The United Nations warns a record 7.74 million people, or two-thirds of South Sudan’s population, are likely to face hunger during this year’s lean season between May and July. This is the dangerous period between planting and harvesting when food stoc…
7 Police Officers, 4 Soldiers Die in Niger Attacks
Seven Niger police officers and four soldiers were killed on Tuesday in two separate attacks near the country’s borders with Burkina Faso and Libya, the government said Wednesday.Niger’s interior ministry said “unidentified armed bandits” attacked the …
S. African Leader Visits Flood Victims as Death Toll Rises to 259
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged to help the victims of devastating east coast floods on Wednesday, as the death toll rose to 259 from heavy rains that washed out roads and disrupted shipping in one of Africa’s busiest ports.Ramaphosa vi…