BBC reports that Tunisian opposition party leader Mohamed Brahmi has been shot dead in the capital, Tunis, in the country’s second political killing this year. Protesters have gathered in Tunis and other cities across the country calling for the government to resign. Tunisia’s largest trade union has called for a general strike on Friday and Tunisair has cancelled all flights to and from Tunisia for that day. Read article
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According to theglobeandmail.com, a rocket-propelled grenade struck a residential building near a tower housing the Canadian embassy and several other foreign embassies, and a major hotel in the Libyan capital on Tuesday, witnesses and a security source said. There were no reported injuries in the incident in which a balcony of a residential block was […]
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As reported by Sudantribune.com, police in the border town of Amuru in northern Uganda on Saturday arrested a South Sudanese national for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. Emmanuel Ondoka was arrested in Olegu, a bursting trading centre on the Uganda side of the border between Uganda and South Sudan. Read Article
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According to news24.com, a British national has been kidnapped near Lagos international airport in Nigeria’s commercial capital, the British Consulate-General has reported. Diplomats are working with Nigerian authorities on the kidnapping, which took place earlier this week, said consulate spokesperson Wale Adebayo. The person was kidnapped shortly after leaving the international terminal. Read article
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According to lexpress.com, a bush taxi two victims in Madagascar, a Mauritian 56 years. This is Kishore Herpersad a family of 56. His funeral was held on Friday July 19. The accident occurred Saturday, July 13 at Ankazobe. A truck crashed into a bush taxi killing two people, including a Mauritian 56 years. The body […]
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Stuff.co.nz reports that a British journalist working for Bloomberg News in Sudan says security agents detained and beat him for covering the country’s biggest anti-government protest in years. Sudan’s information ministry could not be reached for comment, but a senior official in the ruling party condemned the security action as ”unacceptable”. Read article
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As reported by Timesofindia.com, Somali pirates struck again on Sunday by hijacking a Turkish-owned oil tanker off the western Africa coast. The Malta-flagged ship, MV Cotton, with its crew of 20 Indian sailors, was attacked near Port Gentil in Gabon. A Turkish foreign ministry official confirmed the incident said a foreign news agency. Six of […]
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As reported by France24.com, a leading gay rights activist was tortured and killed just weeks after he issued a public warning about the threat posed by “anti-gay thugs” in Cameroon, a rights group said. Eric Lembembe’s body was found Monday by friends in the capital Yaounde. Read Article
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Alarabiya.net reports that supporters of the Tunisian ruling party Ennahda assaulted Al Arabiya television’s crew in Tunis on Saturday, while the crew was covering a march organized by the movement opposing “the military coup against democracy in Egypt.” The attackers beat up the cameraman, verbally assaulted the rest of the crew and prevented them from […]
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As reported by Travel.state.gov, the U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Niger. U.S. citizens in Niger, and those considering travel to Niger, should evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing threats to safety and security. On June 13, 2013, the Department of State approved authorized departure […]
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