Tunisian customs officers have thwarted this Monday (April 22) an attempt to smuggle 5,800 psychotropic tablets to Algeria, reported the Tunisian news agency TAP. According to a press release by the Customs services, the psychotropic pills, concealed in a car bearing an Algerian registration plate, were discovered during an inspection operation at the customs border […]
A slew of new peace initiatives have been put forward to end the armed conflict in Sudan, including by the United States and Egypt. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday (28 May) held a phone call with Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to find ways to “urgently end the conflict in Sudan and […]
France on Monday made an announcement refusing Niger’s appeal, last week, for western military action against Islamist fighters who have established bases in Southern Libya since the 2011 overthrow of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Niger’s call for help is a desperate one as Islamist attacks and kidnappings on its mineral-rich soil have posed a threat to […]
