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BCIJ dismantles another ISIS-affiliated terrorist cell in Morocco

The Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) arrested on Monday three members of an ISIS-linked terror cell in the cities of Errachidia and Tinghir who were planning to carry out terrorist schemes.   Preliminary investigations revealed that the three extremists, aged between 26 and 28, have adopted ISIS extremist rhetoric and sought to recruit other […]

Ethiopian parliament ratifies state of emergency in Amhara region amid escalating violence

In its extraordinary session, the Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) on Monday (14 August) voted in favor of a six-month state of emergency rule in the northern Amhara region amid increasing violence between the federal forces and local militiamen. The lower house of the Ethiopian parliament examined and ratified the rule following the country’s […]

Influx of DRC refugees into Uganda expected to double amid clashes with M23 rebels

A surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is tearing apart families and stretching aid resources, according to Uganda’s government and the United Nations Refugee Agency. The UNHCR says officials were prepared to help some 68,000 Congolese refugees expected in Uganda, but now 150,000 are predicted to arrive by year’s end. […]