First Independent Mena Newspaper
The growing insecurity in Algeria and heightened geopolitical tensions have pushed the UK foreign Office to issue a new warning against all travel to within 30km of Algeria’s borders with Libya, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Tunisia. According to British authorities, the “threat from terrorism is higher” in some parts of Algeria, especially in the southern […]
Chad intensifies military operations across the Lake Chad Basin as regional cooperation falters in the fight against insurgency. Defense forces report significant victories against militant groups, claiming the elimination of approximately one hundred fighters following a devastating October attack that claimed forty soldiers. Provincial authorities assert complete clearance of militant presence from Chadian territory, highlighting […]
The terrorist threat is becoming more aggressive in Africa, with the rise of new groups sowing chaos, said Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita at the African Union Extraordinary Summit which opened Saturday in Malabo to discuss terror threats and military coups in the Continent. Terrorism is evolving towards a nexus between terrorism, separatism and criminality, […]
The US Department of State has renewed its caution to travelers heading to Algeria due to the threat of terrorist attacks and kidnappings. “While violence has reduced significantly in recent years, terrorist groups remain active in some parts of the country,” the Department said on its website. Despite heavy police presence in major cities, “the […]