Algerians Demonstrate Against Empty Promises
Thousands of demonstrators defied a heavy police presence in Algiers on Monday for a march to mark the second anniversary of a mass protest movement that convulsed Algeria before the COVID-19 pandemic forced it off the streets. Chanting “A civilian state not a military state!”, “Enough is enough!” and “The people want independence!” protesters walked […]
Italian Diplomat a Casualty in DRC Conflict
Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Luca Attanasio, was killed on Monday while travelling with a UN convoy in the east of the country, the foreign ministry said. “It is with deep sadness that the Foreign Ministry confirms the death, today in Goma, of the Italian ambassador,” the ministry said, adding that an […]
The Chibok Girl who Defied her Boko Haram Captors
The story of the extraordinary courage of the women held for up to three years by the Islamist extremists in north-eastern Nigeria has never been told, despite the massive global attention focused on their abduction in April 2014. But now a book, due to be published early next month, will reveal the reality of life […]
