Tag: Terrorism

Egypt, Angola ink two cooperation deals covering several areas

June 8, 2023

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

May 31, 2023

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

May 30, 2023

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

May 18, 2023

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

May 16, 2023

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

May 16, 2023

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

May 11, 2023

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

May 10, 2023

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

March 30, 2023

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

March 28, 2023

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