Mokhtar Belmokhtar, co-founder of the al-Mourabitoun Islamist group, has denied reports that the extremist group has shifted its allegiance to the Islamic State from al-Qaeda. The information was relayed by Mauritania’s Alakhbar news website that has often received messages from the Sahara desert based jihadist group. An audio message posted on Alakhbar’s website last week […]
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. […]
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $19.85 million grant to support a humanitarian and resilience operation in Sudan over the next two years. The grant is intended to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable populations and ease the impact of the ongoing conflict on communities and infrastructure. The project has […]
