Mali: UN helicopter blown over after landing in Gao injuring 11 onboard

A helicopter belonging to the UN peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) capsized Thursday owing to winds and injured 11 on board. “One of our helicopters was blown over today after landing in Gao, northern Mali”, the Mission said on Twitter. “This was not a crash. Crew and passengers are all accounted for with 2 seriously […]

Bouteflika’s Fifth Term Risks Worsening Algeria’s Political Crisis- Financial Times

The UK’s Financial Times drew bleak prospects for Algeria whose ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika prepares for a fifth term that risks prolonging Algeria’s economic and political crisis. Maintaining Bouteflika, who has been ruling Algeria since 1999, as President “ threatens to prolong the political paralysis in a country facing the monumental challenge of transforming its […]

Tunisia Risks Early Parliamentary Elections as Government Formation Stalls

Tunisian President Kais Saied said the country faces risk of early parliamentary elections if the line-up proposed by designate Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh fails to win parliamentary majority. Fakhfakh’s line-up was rejected by the biggest parties in the country, including Ennahda, an islamist party with the largest parliamentary representation. “Ennahdha’s decision will put the country […]