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Mozambique struggling to stem insurgency in troubled Cabo Delgado

Islamist militants in the Mozambique’s northern Nampula province have killed six people, all by beheading, abducted three others and set dozens of houses on fire, Mozambique’s president confirmed, warning that the Islamist militant movement is spreading to new territory despite efforts by government and regional forces to contain it. Speaking live on national radio Wednesday […]

Tunisia: Interior Minister’s spouse dies in hospital after gas canister exploded at residence

The Tunisian government announced Tuesday the death of the spouse of Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine who died of wounds she suffered when a gas canister exploded last month in the kitchen of their residence. Nasreddine Ncibi, spokesman for the government indicated that she succumbed to injuries after she was burned in the deadly incident. She […]

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger exit regional ECOWAS bloc amid rising tensions

Three military-led West African nations have all announced their immediate withdrawal from The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), accusing the regional group of falling “under the influence of foreign powers” and becoming a threat to its members. The decision by the coup-born governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to withdraw from ECOWAS […]