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20Apr/15

April 2015 worst month for loss of life in Mediterranean, UNHCR says

April 20, 2015WorldAdrian Edwards, Continents, Eastern Mediterranean, European migrant crisis, Geneva, Geography of Africa, Libya, Malta, Mediterranean Sea, Migrant Offshore Aid Station, North Africa, Switzerlandsmbale

With the death toll from Sunday’s migrant boat disaster off the coast of Libya uncertain but likely to be the highest in modern times, the UNHCR says April 2015 is the worst month for loss of life in the Mediterranean.
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19Mar/15

Tunisia attack: Gunmen kill 17 tourists at National Bardo Museum

March 19, 2015WorldAfrica, Bardo, Bardo National Museum, Bardo National Museum attack, Continents, Countries, Geography of Africa, Hospitality/Recreation, In Tunisia, International relations, Le Bardo, Moorish architecture, National Bardo Museum, NEXT MEDIA, North Africa, Political geography, Tunis, Tunisia, War/Conflictsmbale

(Next Media) – At least two assault rifle-wielding gunmen killed 17 foreign tourists visiting a museum in Tunisia on Wednesday, the worst terrorist attack in the African country since 2002.
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08Mar/15

Nigerians react to Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance to Islamic State

March 8, 2015WarAbubakar Shekau, Abuja, Afghanistan, Africa, Baghdadi, Bauchi prison break, Boko alphabet, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Cameroon, Chad, Crime, Damaturu attacks, Decades, Iraq, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Islamic terrorism, Islamist groups, January 2012 Nigeria attacks, Maitatsine, Middle East, Moses Owupe, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, Pakistan, Politics, Sampson, Sharia in Nigeria, States of Nigeria, Syria, War/Conflict, West African offensive, Yobe Statesmbale

Residents in Nigeria’s capital Abuja react to an audio clip released by Boko Haram pledging allegiance to Islamic State

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01Mar/15

African migrants stuck in Libyan centre in poor conditions

March 1, 2015WorldBangladesh, Burkina Faso, Chad, Continents, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Eritrea, European migrant crisis, Gambia, Geography of Africa, Ghana, Humanitarian situation during the 2011 Libyan Civil War, Illegal immigration, Italy, Libya, Misrata, Mohammad Baqqar, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, Senegal, Somalia, Sudansmbale

Hundreds of migrants from across Africa wait in a centre in the Libyan city of Misrata without aid and health care and say they will not give up until they reach Europe.

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17Feb/15

ISIS opens new front in North Africa

February 17, 2015WarAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda, Algeria, Antisemitism in the Arab world, Antisemitism in the Middle East, Baghdadi, Continents, Earth, Egypt, Extremist Groups, International relations, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Islamist groups, Italy, Libya, Matteo Renzi, Military dictatorship, NEXT MEDIA, North Africa, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Pan-Islamism, Paramilitary organizations, Political geography, Syria, Terrorism, Tripoli, Tunisia, War/Conflictsmbale

(Next Media Online) – The influence of ISIS is gradually expanding from its stronghold in Syria and Iraq to extremist groups in North Africa.

Militants in several countries in North Africa, including Libya, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia, have pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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16Feb/15

Islamic State releases video purporting to show beheading of 21 Egyptians in Libya

February 16, 2015WorldAbdel Fattah al-Sisi, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Africa, Beheading video, Cairo, Coptic Church, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Egyptians, FBI Most Wanted Terrorists, Geography of Africa, Iraq, ISIL beheading incidents, Islamic terrorism, Jesus, Libya, Military dictatorship, Muammar Gaddafi, North Africa, Osama bin Laden, Pan-Africanism, Political geography, Politics, Rome, Said, Syria, Tripoli, Usama bin Laden, War/Conflictsmbale

A video released by Islamic State purportedly shows Egyptian Christians being marched along a beach, before being forced to their knees and beheaded.

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11Feb/15

More than 300 migrants die this week trying to reach Italy – UN agency

February 11, 2015WorldCarlotta Sami, Continents, European migrant crisis, Gambia, Geography of Africa, Guinea, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lampedusa, Lampedusa e Linosa, Lampedusa immigrant reception center, Libya, Mali, Mediterranean Sea, Niger, North Africa, Operation Mare Nostrum, Tripoli, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugeessmbale

A spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says some 300 people are feared dead in the biggest migrant tragedy since the EU took over from Italy’s search and rescue mission.

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