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Egypt: Interior Ministry Claims Killing Senior IS Member in Restive Sinai

The Egyptian interior ministry Tuesday announced in a statement the killing of a prominent member of the Islamic State group (IS) in the Sinai after security forces clashed with militants in a raid in the city of Arish, north Sinai. Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Al-Nashu, also known as Ghandur Al-Masri, was killed in a building under […]

Nigeria: at least 30 people killed in northwest

At least 30 people were killed by a dozen assailants on motorcycles in an attack on two villages in northwestern Nigeria, security sources said.   “The bandits killed 21 people in Tsauwa and another nine in nearby Dankar,” said Gambo Isah, spokesman for the Katsina police. “Most of those killed are elderly and children who […]

Ethiopia govt team arrives in rebel-held Tigray to oversee peace deal implementation

A high-level delegation from the Ethiopian federal government was on its way this Monday (December 26) to the capital of the rebel-held northern region of Tigray to oversee the implementation of last month’s peace deal designed to end over two years of conflict. In November, the Ethiopian federal government and Tigrayan forces signed the peace […]