Protests against Bouteflika’s 5th term

Pope Francis to Visit Morocco End of March 2019

Pope Francis will visit Morocco on March 30 and 31 within the frame of the planned foreign trips of the 81-year-old pontiff in 2019. The Vatican confirmed on Tuesday the Pope’s travel to the North African Kingdom, saying he will visit the cities of Rabat and Casablanca. The Pope will visit the cities of Casablanca […]

South Sudan deploys 750 soldiers to eastern DRC

South Sudan announced this week it was sending 750 soldiers to join the East African Regional Force (EARF) trying to bring peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), despite its own struggles to restore peace back home. President Salva Kiir officially announced the deployment of the troops to join contingents from Kenya, Burundi […]

Libya: Tension in Zintan region after officer’s kidnapping

In Libya, oil infrastructure is once again being used as leverage to pressure the Tripoli Government. On Tuesday, residents of Zintan shut down the oil valves in protest over the kidnapping last Wednesday of Brigadier General Mustafa al-Whayshi, the director of the Central Security Department within the intelligence service. His kidnappers have not yet come […]