The Islamic State affiliated group has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Burkinabé military leaving 24 dead. FRANCE 24 TV Channel expert Wassim Nasr says the claim is credible and that the attack shows how IS group has expanded its reach in northern Burkina Faso. (Image: illustration). Islamic State claims attack in Burkina that…
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UN staff killed in explosion
“The U.N. does not intend to evacuate from Libya,” the assistant secretary-general for peace operations, Bintou Keita, told the UN Security Council, which condemned the recent attack in Benghazi, Libya. A car bomb explosion in Benghazi killed three U.N. staff members and two other mission members on, the United Nations said.The attack came as the…
Libya: dozens killed in Murzuq airstrike
More than 30 individuals have been killed in an air strike on the southern Libyan oasis town of Murzuq in the historic region of Fezzan, populated mostly by Dawada people, but also by Tuareg. (Image above: illustration). Heavy clashes yesterday in #Murzuq between local tribal armed groups with reports of 8 people killed so far. A peace treaty was…
EU reminds Libya humanitarian law obligation
“An attack on a field hospital this weekend on the Airport Road cost the lives of four doctors and one paramedic and injured eight medical personnel. A school in Al-Alamain was also hit. Such civilian infrastructure is protected under international law. We remind all parties of their obligation to uphold international humanitarian law and we…
26 dead in Al-Shabaab Asasey hotel attack
A suicide bomber drove a car loaded with explosives into the Asasey hotel in the port of Kismayo, Somalia, followed by the gunmen, who stormed popular among travelers location. Radical Islam militants of al-Shabab have claimed the attack, the most devastating act of jihad in Kismayo since fighters were forced out in 2012. (Image above: illustration). KISMAYO…
Al-Shabaab attacks hotel in Kismayo
A bomb attack in an hotel in Somalia port Kismayo has been revendicated by Al–Shabaab militants, Agence France presse (AFP) reports. #BREAKING At least 7 killed in bomb, gun attack on Somalia hotel, security source says pic.twitter.com/t5ZVHnmo6A — AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 12, 2019 TV presenter Hodan (pictured) is announced among seven perished in the…
Mogherini “shocked” by Tajoura attack
“The shocking attack on the Tajoura detention centre that caused the death of dozens of refugees and migrants and injured many more, including children and women, is a stark reminder of how the war in Libya is affecting civilians. We condemn it in the strongest terms. All violence against civilians is unacceptable. We welcome any fact…
EU calls for ceasefire in Libya
At least 44 people died and 130 injured as a result of an airstrike inflicted on a migrant detention center in the suburb of the Libyan capital Tripoli, according to Reuters news agency local sources. At least 40 migrants dead in attack on detention centre #Libya #Tripoli pic.twitter.com/5slOya9rnv — Ruptly (@Ruptly) July 3, 2019 Italian…
Ethiopian police arrest Amhara members
Nearly 250 people have been arrested in Ethiopia’s capital and the main city in its Amhara region since a coup attempt was foiled, state TV informed.Ten Tensions in Ethiopia has been at raise since twin attacks at the weekend in Addis Ababa and the town of Bahri Dar where the army chief of staff, the governor of the region…
Combating sexual violence in conflict
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the European Union and the United Nations join their voices to call on the international community to accelerate its efforts to eliminate the scourge of all forms of sexual violence, including as a strategy and tactic of war and terror….
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