The criminal chamber of Nabeul Court of First Instance, in Tunisia, has ordered the release of two students arrested Tuesday over a song condemning the country’s laws on drugs and treatment of youth by security forces. Dhia Nassir, 26, and Youssef Chelbi, 27, appeared before the prosecutor Tuesday upon request from the ministry of interior […]
Nigeria Wednesday signed up for 12 Russia-made military helicopters to be used in the fight against Boko Haram, an Islamic State-linked insurgency giving headache to Abuja since 2009. Under the deal, Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) will deliver 12 Mi-35 helicopters to Nigeria. The FSVTS did not reveal the value of the deal, […]
Exploration for nickel and chrome will begin ‘in the next few days’ in DR Congo’s southern, diamond-rich Kasai region, Congo’s president has said, adding that his country wants to position itself as a key source of the two strategically important metals in the green energy transition. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) wants to position itself […]
