Suspected ISWAP terrorists kill civilians, troops in northeast Nigeria

Unidentified gunmen attacked an army base and a town in northeast Nigeria during the night from Friday to Saturday (18-19 November), killing nine soldiers, two policemen and scores of civilians in the latest violence in the region. Riding in trucks fitted with machine guns, the fighters, suspected to be members of the Islamic State West […]

UN peacekeeping mission in Mali speeds up withdrawal due to growing insecurity

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali — or MINUSMA — said in a statement on Sunday (13 August) that it has sped up its withdrawal from the city of Ber in the north of the country due to “the degradation of security,” which had made its departure urgent. During the operation, three of UN […]

Egypt applies to join Shanghai-based New Development Bank

Egypt has reached a deal with Shanghai-headquartered New Development Bank (NDB) to join the financial institution whose strategy the Arab country says is in line with its vision. Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait according to the statement from his department held talks with NDB’s Chairman Marcos Troyjo on the sidelines of COP27. Both parties, the […]