Riots-Algeria

Senegal: deadly protests against detention of leading opposition figure Sonko

Two people were killed Monday during protests in southern Senegal in response to the indictment and arrest of the leading opposition figure Ousmane Sonko last week and a day after Sonko, in custody, announced he had started a hunger strike. Senegal’s public prosecutor on Saturday July 29 announced seven new charges for various crimes, including […]

Morocco, ‘Beacon of Security & Cooperation in the Region’ – US AFRICOM Commander

Morocco stands as a “beacon of security and cooperation in the region”, U.S. Marine Corps General Michael Langley, AFRICOM Commander, said Wednesday in Rabat. “It is an honor to have been hosted by a nation that stands as a beacon of security and cooperation in the region”, the US military official told the press following […]

Nearly 200 Nigerian Migrants Repatriated from Libya in EU-Backed Effort

A total of 191 Nigerian migrants have been voluntarily repatriated from Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed on Wednesday, April 23. The return operation, carried out from the southern Libyan city of Sebha to Lagos, Nigeria, included 111 women among those brought home. According to a statement issued by the IOM, the operation […]