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Tag: insecurity
33 African countries in need of food aid due to armed conflicts and drought — FAO
A total of 45 countries and regions worldwide, including 33 in Africa, are in need of external assistance for food, the Food and Agriculture Organization ... Read More
Insecurity ditches Burkina Faso’s gold output
Gold production in Burkina Faso dropped significantly due to a surge in Jihadist activity in a country where military rulers have been in power since ... Read More
G5 Sahel headed for dissolution as last members Chad, Mauritania admit alliance is spent force
The two remaining members of West Africa’s G5 Sahel alliance — Chad and Mauritania — have indicated they were paving the way to dissolving the ... Read More
DR Congo declares 10-day curfew in Binku to curtail insecurity
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have declared a ten-day curfew in the town on Binku, Maniema province, near capital Kinshasa, to tackle ... Read More
Over 18,000 Burkina Faso citizens find refuge in neighboring Côte d’Ivoire over insecurity
As Burkina Faso is dogged in insecurity, 18.846 of its citizens have found refuge in Côte d’Ivoire, Ivorian authorities indicated Wednesday. The national security council, ... Read More
DRC sentences three Chinese to death for murder
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, has sentenced three Chinese to death for the murder of another Chinese businessman residing in ... Read More
Child recruitment in Tindouf encourages terrorism, instability, radicalization in North Africa and in Sahel
The polisario-forced and Algeria-backed recruitment of children in the camps of Tindouf fuels instability in North Africa and the Sahel, said, on Thursday in Dakhla, ... Read More
Libya: PM Serraj Proposes Elections in 2018 to End Crisis
Prime Minister-designate Fayez al-Serraj of the UN-backed Government of National Accord has revealed plans for presidential and parliamentary elections in 2018 as he stated that ... Read More
Egypt: No place for terrorism in Egypt, the government takes a strong stance by adopting new law
The Egyptian cabinet stepped up its strong crackdown policy on terrorism and terrorism groups after it adopted on Wednesday a draft of drastic laws that ... Read More
Anti-Terrorism Struggle, a Challenge for the whole Sahel-Sahara Region and Beyond
The struggle against terrorism is a challenge that faces the whole Sahel-Sahara region and beyond and the countries concerned are all aware of the need ... Read More