Nusrat al-Islam militants claim the mortar (or rocket) attack carried out on July 29th 2018 against a #MINUSMA military camp in Aguelhok, Kidal region. The group also says that it will not end its attacks against France until French soldiers have left their country. #Mali: #JNIM claimed today's mortar/rocket attack that targeted the #MINUSMA base…
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Zimbabwe electorate heads to poll stations
Zimbabwe electorate heads to the poll stations in the first election since the removal of Robert Mugabe, a milestone moment of hope to end the country of its global pariah status and spark a recovery in its failed economy. Tomorrow, we will go out as one, with peace and love in our hearts, and we…
Russia assisting Africa energy projects
The African continent is in vital need of energy investments, and Russia could become one of its key partners, according to President Vladimir Putin attending #BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. “I would especially like to underline that Russia is planning to step up its assistance in development of national energy in African states,” said the Russian…
Illegal migrants storm fences in Spain
A several hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa entered Spain after storming a double barrier between Morocco and the Spanish territory of Ceuta, with some attacking security forces with quicklime, police reported. https://twitter.com/ShortNewsGlobe/status/1022463281712246785 The scramble over the barrier is the biggest in Ceuta since February 2017, when more than 850 migrants entered the overseas territory…
Boko Haram attacks at Lake Chad
Attack attributed to Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad region left behind 18 people dead, a Chadian military source said on Sunday. “Boko Haram elements attacked a village south of Daboua,” not far from Chad’s border with Niger, at around 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on July 19, the military source said. The assailants “cut…
Somali girl death after genital mutilation reminds of gruesom tradition
Human rights defenders expressed hope the death of a 10-year-old Somali girl bled to death after a failed female genital mutilation (FGM) may help raise awareness about the dangerous health risks associated with the ritual in a country almost 100% of women and girls are cut. An estimated 200 million girls and women worldwide have…
Malawi vice-president Chilima launched political party
Malawi’s vice-president Saulos Chilima launched his own political party to run against the government in elections next year, persisting in his public criticism on President Peter Mutharika’s cabinet. Chilima, 45, was handpicked Mutharika to run alongside him in 2014 on the Democratic People’s Party (DPP) ticket. Chilima says he will expose APM's corrupt regime Vice…
Tripoli rejects EU illegal migrants platforms
Tripoli rejects a European Union’s plan to establish migrant centers and it will not be attracted by financial inducements, Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said. Rejection of Fayez al-Sarraj aborted the Italian proposal to organise reception and identification platforms for migrant processing in Africa as a means of resolve divisions among European governments over how to…
Terrorist violence at rise in Africa
The number of violent incidents involving jihad groups in Africa has increased by +300% between 2010-2017, while the number of African countries experiencing sustained militant activity has more than doubled to 12 over the period, according to Africa Center. The number of violent incidents involving #jihadistgroups in #Africa has increased by +300% between 2010-2017; the…
South Africa advances exports of lion’s skeletons
The export of lion skeletons is fuelling the business of these criminal enterprises and South Africa should be held to account for encouraging them, conservationists say. The issue came to public attention after the decision of South Africa officials to double quota of exports of skeletons of lions in captivity. South Africa’s Department of Environmental…
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