Tunisia- counterterrorism

Cameroon: scores killed in clashes with separatists ahead of senate elections

Cameroon’s military has reportedly killed scores of armed Anglophone separatists — who vowed to disrupt March senate elections in Cameroon’s western regions — in clashes over the past three weeks, detaining at least 15 others who surrendered to government forces. Ndop district residents in Cameroon’s restive Northwest region say seven bodies were found in bushes […]

Famous French-Tunisian rapper sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering

A Tunisian court Monday sentenced for money laundering popular French-Tunisian rapper, Iteb Zaibet, aka Rayan Sanches or Swagg Man, Webdo Tunis reports. The Criminal Chamber specialized in financial corruption cases also fined the 37-year old rapper $35,744. The court also ordered the transfer of $6.8 million to state treasury. The Nice-born rapper has been in […]

West Africa may face soaring food prices, escalating hunger crisis after ECOWAS breakup

The recent departure of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) could significantly worsen food security and escalate prices in the region, according to a new analysis published by The Conversation. These three junta-led countries, which together account for 16% of ECOWAS’s population, left the bloc in January […]