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Sierra Leone: 13 army officials arrested, 34 wanted in wake of ‘attempted coup’

A delegation from the ECOWAS Commission and Nigeria’s government, on Tuesday, (28 November) met with Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, in an apparent show of solidarity for the country’s government following a recent deadly attack on the armory, expressing the West African bloc’s commitment to “the deployment, if need be, of regional elements.” The […]

Tunisia: Assassin of French tourist nabbed

Security forces arrested Tuesday the runaway attacker who stabbed to death a French tourist and wounded a serviceman near Bizerte, the interior ministry has said. The attacker, 28, armed with a knife assaulted the French tourist in the Zarzouna delegation (Bizerte governorate). The tourist who was not named reportedly received stabs in the chest and […]

VP Harris starts visits to three African countries Sunday in latest US outreach

US Vice President Kamala Harris will become the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Africa when she begins a tour of Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia on Sunday. Harris will focus on strengthening partnerships, security and economic prosperity, her office said, with analysts adding that her mere presence – as the first female vice president who […]