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DRC: Over 180 people killed in inter-communal clash

At least 180 people have lost their lives in inter-communal clash in the West of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Anadolu news agency reports citing authorities. The violence according to the Congolese government occurred over two months, at Kwamouth, at heart of Mai – Ndombe province, hundreds kilometers from capital Kinshasa. “The situation has returned […]

New York: CPJ calls for immediate release of Algerian journalist Ihsane el-Kadi

The Committee to Protect Journalists joins several other international organizations in denouncing Algerian authorities for extending the prison sentence against journalist Ihsane el-Kadi, calling for his immediate release. On Sunday, June 18, an appeals court in Algiers increased from five to seven years a sentence for el-Kadi, editor-in-chief and director of local independent broadcaster Radio […]

Algeria’s presidency in denial as Morocco-Nigeria pipeline progresses

Algeria’s president had nothing but words to attack the transatlantic pipeline that will connect Nigeria to Morocco, benefiting 13 other West African states. Speaking at an interview with sycophant state-sponsored media, Tebboune said the trans-Saharian pipeline was an “economic project” that would connect Nigeria to Algeria to “serve Europe.” Tebboune made the comment amid worsening […]