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Fighting in Tripoli, Libya: More than 50 dead and nearly 150 wounded

Heavy fighting between two influential armed groups on the outskirts of the Libyan capital from Monday to Tuesday August 15 evening left at least 50 people dead and more than 140 wounded, medical sources said on Wednesday August 16. In a “provisional toll” published on Facebook, the Center for Emergency Medicine, which manages rescue operations […]

DRC: violence by ISIS-linked ADF rebels escalates, over 200 people killed in one month

The restive North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen more deadly attacks on civilians this week, when ISIS-linked militants killed at least 30 people in several villages and, most recently, armed men attacked a fuel truck on Thursday (15 August) killing at least seven people, including four children, according to […]

Tunisia: PM’s visit to Italy scrapped after delegation member tested positive to covid-19

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has interrupted his European tour and cancelled his trip to Italy after minister of Economy tested positive to covid-19, reports say.   Mechichi was expected in Rome on Tuesday at the invitation of the Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, after his trip to Paris Monday. The Italy trip was cancelled after […]