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Ethiopia: army foils al-Shabab attack near Somali border, US food aid suspended

Ethiopian soldiers are reported to have foiled on Wednesday June 7 a suicide attack by the armed group al-Shabab at a town of Dollo near its border with Somalia, while the US Agency for International Development (USAID) said a day later it was suspending food aid to the East African country because of the aid […]

South Sudan: fears of new civil war as vice president arrested on ‘unclear charges’

Tensions in South Sudan have further escalated following the arrest of first vice president Riek Machar, raising fears of a return to civil war. A convoy of heavily armed vehicles reportedly entered Machar’s residence in Juba on Wednesday (26 March), where he was detained without clear charges, violating constitutional procedures. The arrest, which comes after […]

Morocco seizes over 1.6 ton of cannabis, arrests three smugglers in Zagora

The police of Zagora, Southeastern Morocco, seized on Thursday over 1.6 ton of cannabis and arrested three people involved in this drug smuggling operation. The main suspect was captured at the entrance of the city of Zagora on board a truck transporting 62 packs of cannabis weighing 1,69 ton, says a press release issued by […]