Ousted Tunisian President Ben Ali dies in exile in Saudi Arabia
Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, ousted as Tunisia’s President in the Arab Spring of 2011, has died in exile in Saudi Arabia. He was 83. Ben Ali brought stability and a measure of prosperity to Tunisia but he grossly disregarded political freedom and human rights. There are mixed reactions in Tunisia to the death of […]
Refugees from violence in Ituri province cut down by unidentified gunmen in DRC
At least 28 refugees from violence in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been shot dead. The United Nations stabilizing mission MONUSCO says civilians, including children, were targeted. The province of Ituri is one of those affected by the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. The age-old violence between Lendu pastoralists and Hema herders, which […]