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Suspected ISWAP militants kill dozens of Nigerian troops in assault on Borno army base

At least 20 Nigerian soldiers, including a commanding officer, have been reportedly killed as suspected Islamist militants targeted an army base in the remote Malam-Fatori town in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state. The attack that is believed to have been carried out by fighters from the ISIL-affiliate in West Africa Province (ISWAP) occurred on Friday (24 […]

British Newspaper: Algeria’s presidential election takes place amid deteriorating human rights

Algerians go to the polls this Saturday in a presidential election taking place in “a steady erosion of human rights” under incumbent president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who is expected to win a second five-year term, said the Guardian. Youssef Aouchiche of the Socialist Forces Front (FFS) and Abdellah Hassan Cherif of the Movement of Society for […]

US relies on rail project to counter China’s growing control over African mines

The US is planning to counter China’s strategy regarding rare metals in Africa through investing in a rail project connecting copper and cobalt mines in central Africa to Lobito port in Angola. The new route, which could potentially extend to Zambia, offers an alternative route to export rare metals to the Chinese controlled outlets. It […]