French oil giant TotalEnergies is being sued in Paris by 26 Ugandans, together with five Ugandan and French aid groups, for reparations over alleged human rights violations at its massive mega-projects in the East African country. People from the affected communities in Uganda say the energy firm caused “serious harm”, especially to their rights to […]
Heavy fighting erupted in Mali’s restive north between the Tuaregs of the Coordination of movements of Azawad (CMA) and the pro-government militias of the the Platform Movement causing dozen deaths and casting doubt on the viability of the fragile peace deal. The clashes, which took place on July 21-22, broke out in the town of […]
Tunisia’s interior ministry Tuesday indicated that several terror threats were thwarted during the fasting month of Ramadan thanks to the work of security forces. Spokesperson for the ministry, Fadhila Khelifi, who made the announcement did not elaborate on the types of threats and places where the planned attacks were to occur, Webdo Tunis reports. Khelifi […]
