Burkina Faso: Minister warns against intervention in Niger
A minister for the government of Burkina Faso has warned the West against repeating the bungled intervention of Libya in...
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UN says that Libya floods displaced 43,000
In the aftermath of a catastrophic flood disaster in Libya's city of Derna, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) disclosed...
Military stage coup in Gabon
Another African nation has fallen under military rule, further undermining the region's aspirations for democracy. On August 30th, Gabon's military...
BRICS signs off new members in bid to counter US sanctions
Leaders of the BRICS bloc of leading developing nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have agreed...
Sudan Conflict Claims 500+ Child Lives
Over four months since the civil war in Sudan erupted, it doesn’t seem to show any signs of ceasing or...
US approves F16s to Ukraine from EU countries
A US official said on August 17 that the United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from...
UN Chief Criticizes Niger President’s Treason Case
The United Nations human rights chief said on August 18 that there was no legal basis for Niger's military junta...
BRICS talks tackle expansion but what about a currency?
Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) will meet in South Africa on August 22 to 24,...
26 members of Nigeria’s security forces killed in ambush
At least 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed whilst eight were wounded in an ambush by gunmen in...
Morocco-Tied Drug Ring Busted by Algeria
Algerian media have reported that security forces in the city of Oran, western Algeria, dismantled an international drug network, in...
ECOWAS and France unite to bolster Niger attack plan
Amidst the conflict in Niger involving France and coup attempts in the region, the Economic Community of West African States...
Tensions rise in Lebanon over Hezbollah ammo truck shootings
Hundreds turned out for the funeral of Ahmad Ali Kassas in Beirut’s southern suburbs, an AFP photographer said, adding that...
US finally evacuates embassy staff families from Niger
The United States has finally acted on the crisis in Niger by ordering a partial evacuation of its embassy in...
Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassinated
Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio Valencia, 59, was shot dead on 9th August, after a rally in Quito, the Ecuadorian capital, a...
Israeli Officials Reject US ‘Terrorist’ Label
An Israeli official brushed off the use of the term “terror attack” by the US in a rare condemnation of...
