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Tag: Terrorism
Egypt, Angola ink two cooperation deals covering several areas
Egypt and Angola signed Wednesday two Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in fields of security and groundwater on the sideline of the visit of ... Read More
Benin sentences Dutch man to 15 years in prison for possession of “high risk” drug
Benin’s Court of Economic Crimes and Terrorism Repression (CRIET) pressed Tuesday 15 years in prison sentence against a Dutch man for possession and sale of ... Read More
Niger claims killing 55 of ISIS fighters
Niger Monday announced the neutralization of 55 terrorists of “Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP)” in a joint operation with neighboring Nigeria. The operation according ... Read More
Sahel ‘at crossroads’: conflict-ridden region needs support to fight armed groups, warns UN
International and regional efforts to combat armed groups linked to al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and other extremist groups have failed to stop their expansion in ... Read More
Religious Freedom: U.S. Decries Algeria’s Continuing Harassment, Persecution and Violations
The United States has denounced the continuing violations of religious freedom in Algeria wherein non-Muslim minority groups and Shiites suffer unabated harassment, persecution and growing ... Read More
Rached Ghannouchi handed one-year jail sentence for promoting terrorism
Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia’s largest political movement Ennahdah, has been sentenced to one-year in prison in absentia for promoting terrorism, one of his ... Read More
Grenade explosion in Mali kills five people including two Russians
A grenade explosion killed Tuesday two Russian instructors, two Malian soldiers as well as a civilian in the city of Segou, central Mali, reports say. ... Read More
Over 13,000 flee Niger’s terrorism-hit western region
More than 13,000 women and children have fled islands on the Niger River in western Niger following strings of deadly attacks staged by terrorists, state ... Read More
UN Chief vows support for Africa’s fight against terrorism
Although no region is immune to terrorism, the situation in Africa is especially concerning, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council, underlining UN support to ... Read More
Morocco maintains standing as most insulated country from terrorism in North Africa- Global Terrorism Index
Morocco remains the most secure country from terrorist attacks in the southern Mediterranean, said the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) in its 2023 Global ... Read More