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Over 1,000 Civilians Flee Sudan’s El-Fasher as Clashes Intensify

More than 1,000 civilians have fled the Sudanese city of El-Fasher in North Darfur amid escalating clashes between the national Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Local organizations report on Monday, October 27, that 1,117 new internally displaced persons (IDPs), representing 360 families, have arrived in the nearby town of Tawila on Sunday, […]

Burkina Faso extends emergency measures for another year to fight terror

Burkina Faso announced an extension of the emergency measures for another year as the war against terrorist groups seems yet to be won. The measures include summoning people aged 18 to fight and entailed curbing freedoms and forming local defense groups. Terrorist activity worsened under-development in the poor country and pushed 2 million people out […]

Unemployed Youth Threaten to Put End to Own Lives in Algeria’s Boiling South

Dozen disenchanted youths in the southern Algerian city of Ouargla made headlines when they threatened to set themselves on fire following the example of Tunisia’s Mohamed Bouazizi. The deplorable living conditions in Ouargla and other oil and gas producing regions in southern Algeria stand in stark contrast to the well-off north of the country where […]