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US urges Ethiopia to sign Nile dam deal

The United States has urged Ethiopia to sign in the shortest possible time a deal with Egypt and Sudan about the giant dam it is building on the Nile. According to Steven Mnuchin, the US treasury secretary, the final testing and filling of the dam should not take place without an agreement. The government of […]

Algeria: Three senior army officers die in helicopter crash

A helicopter of the Algerian navy crashed Wednesday at sea in Tipaza governorate killing the three-man crew onboard. An MS-25 Merlin crashed into the sea during a technical drill, , the ministry of defense said. The crew was made of a lieutenant and two lieutenant-colonels. The ministry did not provide any explanation for the tragedy. […]

Sudan: scores of villagers killed by RSF, prompting growing fears of genocide

At least 100 people were killed, and dozens were injured in a village in Sudan’s Gezira province after an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wednesday (5 June), which comes only days after a senior UN official warned that the situation in the conflict-torn country bore “all the marks of risk of […]