Vehicles pass by the construction site of the new Great Mosque, which is being built by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation, in Algiers, Algeria

Algerian army kills Mauritanian gold miner

The Algerian army Sunday killed a Mauritanian gold miner and wounded another one after six vehicles crossed into Algerian territory to prospect for gold. A joint statement by the Mauritanian interior and foreign ministries relayed by state-run news agency indicated that the Algerian army opened fired on Sunday morning on “a convoy of surface gold […]

Libya: al-Thanni government rejects EU-funded News Agency

The Libyan international recognized government rejected the EU-funded Cloud News Agency saying the agency is a weapon of colonial domination.  Omer Al-Ghawari, Head of Information and Culture Authority in the eastern government of Abdullah Al-Thanni criticized the newly established news agency calling the reporters and editors EU’s puppets and spies and traitors. He reportedly called […]

Al-Shabab Jihadists force thousands to flee northern Mozambique

Thousands of civilians have been forced to flee northern Mozambique due to a surge in Al Shabab jihadist attacks, further worsening the humanitarian and the refugee crisis in the country. The UN refugee agency UNHCR said it was “deeply concerned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado,” which pushed thousands to seek a shelter […]