One of al-Shabaab’s top commanders, Mohamed Mire, was killed in a drone strike in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle Region, the military group has said, blaming the United States for the killing. It comes as the US military confirmed on Thursday (26 December) it carried out an airstrike on 24 December in the south of the Horn […]
Morocco’s central bank revised upwards its inflation figures for 2021 to 1.4% from 1.2% due in part to a surge in foodstuff and fuel prices in the international market. Though inflation is expected to remain under control, the central bank said it plans an inflation targeting as it continues currency reforms, yet without giving a […]
Two journalists added to scores of colleagues and people who have been arrested for expressing dissent, in a trend that worries rights defenders. After Zied El Heni was detained pending his trial, Al Jazeera journalist Samir Sassi was arrested by an anti-terrorism unit of the national guard, the Tunisian Journalism Union said. Security forces took […]
