Hundreds of pro-Turkey Syrian mercenaries are flocking to Niger to join the ranks of the military regime in Niamey. AFP cited several unnamed fighters, lured by cash, who traveled with a Turkish private company to the resource rich country in the unstable Sahel region. The company takes advantage of good ties between Ankara and Niamey, […]
The EU and the US have denounced Tunisian government following the recent spate of arrests of lawyers, journalists and opposition politicians. The EU said it was concerned with the arbitrary arrests, after France 24 filmed live the arrest of lawyers Mahdi Zagrouba and Sonia Dahmani, who were seeking refuge in the Bar association in Tunis. […]
Deadly violence broke out around Sierra Leone’s main opposition party headquarters on Wednesday, just three days before a general election, in which incumbent President Julius Maada Bio is seeking a second and final term. At least one supporter of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) was killed by the police, a spokesperson for the APC […]
