Egypt, the most populous Arab country, recorded the third most executions in the world – behind China and Iran according to AI

The latest attack brings the number of fatalities among civilians and the security forces in northern Burkina to at least 79 in 11 days

Britain has been advising its citizens to leave Ethiopia since 9 November due to the worsening conflict between the government and the rebels

One soldier was also killed on Monday in the Imo district of Oru East, where troops clashed with gunmen who set fire to buildings

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said her office had repeatedly appealed to Sudan’s military and security forces

Nigeria Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s office said in a statement late Wednesday that the death toll had risen to 43

EIC of the armed forces newspaper, charged that Al Jazeera had “published unrealistic reports and released old videos […]”

Al Jazeera, said it “holds the Sudanese military authority responsible for the safety its employees”, denounced the detention of Kabbashi

Since September, Nigerian troops have been conducting ground and air offensives on bandit camps in neighbouring Zamfara state

The union named all eight protesters killed, including a girl, 13, who had suffered a shot to the head, with Sudan deadliest crackdown

“Fortunately, this attack was repelled by soldiers,” he said, adding that they were backed by Burkina Faso volunteer civilian fighters

Since the Taliban returned to power on 15 August, dozens of bombs have been set off in eastern Nangarhar province – a hotbed of IS activity

The EU statement reiterated a “call for the release of all detainees including journalists” arrested since the Sudan coup

Tunisian protesters shouted, “The people want to bring down the coup d’etat” and branded the president an “agent of colonialism”

The wider Sfax region, Tunisia has been gripped by weeks of protests over the rubbish crisis, which has seen trash pile up in the streets

“Abderrazek Lacheheb was transferred to Aguereb hospital suffering from asphyxia,” a hospital official said of the Tunisian

Thousands flee across Congo border to Uganda after suspected insurgents attacked army positions stationed at a key border post on Monday

“The DRC armed forces successfully neutralised four ADF fighters this morning,” said Captain Antony Mualushayi, army spokesman

In August, Algeria broke off diplomatic ties with Morocco citing “hostile actions” – charges Rabat dismissed

The European Union sent 1 100 soldiers to the country in September and officially kicked off their mission on Wednesday

The jihadist violence has killed some 40 000 and displaced around two million from their homes in the northeast since 2009

Sudan’s Prime Minister,Hamdok, according to the statement, demanded that the situation in Sudan return to what it was before the coup

Analysts have said the Sudan coup was far from surprising, and was expected to be met by heavy civilian resistance

The African Union Sudan in June 2019 after pro-democracy protesters demanding civilian rule were gunned down outside army headquarters

But “even when the abducted students are released,” Buhari said, “the trauma of the incidences remain long in their minds.”