At least a hundred individuals were abducted by armed separatists in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon before the legislative and municipal elections of Feb.9, revealed Human Rights Watch (HRW), which accused the soldiers of “new abuses”. “Armed separatists (…) kidnapped over 100 people, burned property, and threatened voters in the run-up to the elections,” the […]
Algeria’s U17 handball team has withdrawn from an Arab championship to avoid playing against a Moroccan squad with jerseys bearing the Kingdom’s full map including Sahara provinces. The decision is the second in a row involving the Moroccan map, after Algerian customs detained jerseys of RS Berkane football team. The African football federation had judged […]
ISIS in Libya is trying to retake Derna from the al-Qaeda affiliate Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade and it started its offensive on Sunday with a suicide car bomb attack at night that killed around 10 people and injured 21 others. ISIS was forced out of the city at the beginning of last month and it […]
