The Department of State has named Ashraf al-Qizani who serves as the emir of Jund al-Khilafah in Tunisia, an ISIS affiliate, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). Ashraf al-Qizani, also known as Abu ‘Ubaydah al-Kafi, became the emir of Jund al-Khilafah in Tunisia (JAK-T) after the death of former JAK-T emir Yunus Abu-Muslim […]
Algerians from all walks of life continued to suffer in 2021 from acute shortage of bread, milk, cooking oil, potatoes, sugar, pasta, oxygen for covid-19 patients and ICU beds, while their rulers are squandering the country’s petrodollars on military expenditure. Such explosive social situation with deepening political crisis is fueling Hirak pro-democracy protestors demanding a […]
Russia has accused Ukraine of opening a “second front” in the war between them in Africa, as information emerges that Kyiv may be participating in the war in Sudan, where it supports the government forces against Russia-aided paramilitaries, and most recently in Mali, where Ukraine aids anti-government rebels fighting against the Wagner-backed junta. The ambush […]
