Under a blazing sun at a military centre in western Libya, dozens of young recruits learn to march in formation, as authorities train the country’s first regular force since its 2011 revolution. Another makeshift camp has been set up nearby to train future soldiers. On the menu: jumping, climbing, crawling and scaling ropes. “This basic … Read more
A newly-opened trial over a 2015 attack at the Bardo museum in Tunisia’s capital that killed 21 foreign tourists and a policeman has been adjourned until October 31, court officials said Wednesday. Two gunmen opened fire at the National Bardo Museum in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Some 22 detained suspects were … Read more
A trial opened in Tunisia on Tuesday over the 2015 attack on the Bardo museum that killed 21 foreign tourists and a police officer, court officials said. Two gunmen opened fire at the National Bardo Museum in an operation claimed by the Islamic State group. Some 21 detained suspects, including two women, attended Tuesday morning’s … Read more
Libyan authorities on Wednesday signed a deal with a consortium of Italian companies to build two passenger terminals at Tripoli’s international airport, which fighting forced the closure of in 2014. The project would have an initial cost of 78 million euros ($88.5 million), Sami al-Aish of the transport ministry told AFP. The consortium, whose members … Read more
Forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed unity government on Thursday took control of Tripoli International Airport, which was largely destroyed in 2014, after the withdrawal of rival militias from the site. “This is the beginning of the reconstruction of state of institutions” and the return to rule of law, said General Najmi al-Nakoua, leader of the … Read more
Some guests are in the jacuzzi as others top up their tans by the pool. Nearly two years after a bloody attack targeted a Tunisian hotel, it has finally reopened. It was on the beach at the former Imperial Marhaba Hotel on June 26, 2015 that a Tunisian gunman opened fire with an assault rifle … Read more
A military tribunal on Thursday jailed 15 Burkinabe soldiers for up to 17 years each over a failed raid on an arms depot last year. The soldiers on trial included 10 members of the former elite presidential guard (RSP) of ousted leader Blaise Compaore. They were found guilty of taking the arms which were allegedly … Read more
Some 20 Burkinabe soldiers on trial at a military tribunal over a failed raid on an arms depot last year have said they were tortured to extract their confessions. Almost all of them said they had suffered beatings, humiliation and food deprivation at the police camp where they were held after their arrest following the … Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday 27 March inspected and supervised the 22nd ceremonial change of guard at the forecourt of the Flagstaff House. The presidential guard change is similar to the guard changing ceremony at the Buckingham Palace in the UK instituted on May 5, 2013. It is conducted with 20 each of … Read more
Armed groups mostly from Misrata located in Libya announced the creation of the “Libyan National Gua Libya’s UN backed unity government has denounced the creation of a new ‘national guard’. In a statement released on Sunday, the Government of National Accord (GNA) said it considered the creation of the Libyan national guard to be “an … Read more
A deadline for defeated President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia to leave office or be forced out by UN-backed forces at 16:00 GMT has expired with no news. The earlier deadline of noon passed as the Guinean and Mauritanian presidents arrived in Banjul for last-ditch talks. There has been no statement from them. Mr Jammeh’s … Read more
Knowing the nature of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders should have captured him and removed him from office at the first talks to persuade him to accept his electoral defeat, an elder statesman Captain Joel Sowu (retired) has said. He explained: “In the first meeting with Yahya … Read more
By Akwasi Brobbey The political process does not end on election day. Young people need to stay involved in the process by continuing to pay attention to the conversation and holding their leaders accountable for the decisions they make. These are words of the renowned Patrick Murphy. General elections in Africa has been the cause … Read more
The Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has warned his supporters that violence was like “bushfire” that could destroy the country, as he called for peaceful campaigning ahead of highly anticipated elections in which he is seeking a fifth term, AFP news agency reports. In a speech broadcast on state media, Mr Jammeh said: Our campaign is … Read more
Burkina Faso has foiled a coup plot by forces loyal to ousted President Blaise Compaore, the interior minster says. At least 10 of the plotters had been arrested, but the top suspects were still on the run, the minister said. The coup was to have been staged on 8 October, with an attack on the … Read more
On the night of July 7, seven American diplomats in Juba left a farewell dinner early and were headed back to the U. S. Embassy, anxious to avoid the city’s deepening chaos, when their two-car convoy was ambushed by the South Sudanese presidential guard of Salva Kiir. South Sudanese troops fired between 50 and 100 … Read more
The overnight seizure of a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital by al-Qaida-linked extremists ended Saturday when Burkina Faso and French security forces killed four jihadist attackers and freed more than 126 people, the West African nation’s president said. At least 23 other people from up to 18 different countries were killed in the attack … Read more
Soldiers fired warning shots to disperse hundreds of protesters outside Burkina Faso’s presidential palace on Wednesday after the presidential guard burst into a cabinet meeting and arrested the interim president, stirring fears of a military coup. The presidential guard gave no explanation for its move, which came less than a month before an election due … Read more