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Africa’s dollar drought pushes more continent’s countries to economic crises

Africa is in the grip of a dollar drought and the current continent-wide scarcity of the US dollar is further pushing many already beleaguered African countries into deeper economic crises, according to a new Bloomberg report. Several Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania, have for several months experienced shortages of the […]

Two military helicopters collide in Eastern Libya, 2 crew members killed

Two military personnel loyal to Eastern Libyan rebel General Khalifa Haftar died Sunday after 2 helicopters collided over the village of Msus, 130 kilometers southeast of the city of Benghazi. Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) controlled by Haftar said in a statement Sunday Brig. Gen. Bouzied al-Barrasi was among the two casualties. The crew of […]

Iraq : Government Forces Continue to be Defeated by ISIS

The advancement of the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) in Iraq has achieved another major turning point as its militants take over one of the biggest city in Northern Iraq, Mosul. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is desperate to put an end to the ISIS by arming civilians willing to fight against the […]