According to several specialized sites, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) has appointed one of its militants to replace Abdelmalek Droukdel, killed last June during a French military operation in northern Mali, with American help. The new leader is called Abu Oubéïda Youssef. He is an influential member of AQMI. The appointment of […]
As it conflates news with propaganda, an Algerian state media AL24 news was rebuked by the Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov after she made a statement instead of a question regarding Moscow’s military involvement in Africa. The question, which has an affirmative and accusatory tone, turned into a diplomatic embarrassment for Algiers which directed its […]
A group of 159 illegal migrants has been voluntarily repatriated from Libya to Nigeria, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The migrants returned safely from Benghazi to Lagos under the IOM’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return and Reintegration (VHR) programme, which is supported by EU funding. The IOM expressed gratitude to its donors, including the […]
