Iraq : Government Forces Continue to be Defeated by ISIS

The advancement of the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) in Iraq has achieved another major turning point as its militants take over one of the biggest city in Northern Iraq, Mosul. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is desperate to put an end to the ISIS by arming civilians willing to fight against the […]

AU calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as fighting intensifies

The African Union’s (AU) chairman has called for an “immediate, unconditional ceasefire” in the two-year-old conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, whereby his call for a truce comes as the pan-African body makes efforts to bring the warring sides to the negotiating table. African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed “grave concern” in a […]

Over 10,000 migrants died trying to reach Canary Islands from West Africa in 2024

As many as 50 migrants who recently attempted to reach Spain via boat from West Africa drowned, according to the migrant rights organization Walking Borders, whose new report also found that over 10,457 migrants lost their lives last year while attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean to reach Canary Islands. Walking Borders reported on Thursday […]