Ten individuals, according to security officials, were killed when al-Shabab extremists raided a hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. According to the police, the terrorists set up two explosives outside the hotel before breaking in and starting to shoot. Hours after the attack started, they were reportedly holed up on the top floor of … Read more
A leading opposition figure in Chad was arrested on Tuesday following violent anti-French protests that prompted threats from the country’s ruling junta, according to authorities and his party. The Wakit Tamma opposition coalition’s coordinator, Max Loalngar, “was arrested during the May 14 march, which turned violent,” the police reported on Facebook. “Two vehicles… came to … Read more
The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from flying unless accompanied by a male relative, in the latest crackdown on basic human rights by the country’s new rulers since seizing power. The hardline Islamists have imposed sweeping restrictions on freedoms, mostly targeting Afghan girls and women, and on Sunday also ordered local television channels … Read more
