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Ethiopia declares state of emergency in Amhara, accuses militia of seeking to overthrow govt

Militiamen in the Amhara region have been accused by a senior Ethiopian official of seeking to overthrow the regional and federal governments, as authorities declared a state of emergency following days of fighting. While the Ethiopian army and the Amhara militia were allies in the two-year civil war against the northern Tigray region, but now […]

Morocco, France discuss military cooperation prospects

Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, Lt. General Mohamed Berrid conferred over the weekend in Paris with France’s new Army Chief of Staff General Fabien Mandon. Talks focused on military cooperation prospects and on ways of strengthening further strategic partnership to counter shared challenges. Prior to this meeting, Lt. General Mohamed Berrid and his […]

Egypt: Authorities Move to Close Anti-Torture Right Organization

An Egyptian prominent rights group fighting against human right abuses in police stations and prisons Wednesday denounced authorities’ clampdown as the group received orders to close its head office in Cairo. Aida Seif el-Dawla, one of the founders of Nadeem Centre for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, said two policemen turned up at the […]