Ethiopia: parliament lifts state of emergency
Ethiopia’s parliament on Friday voted to lift the state of emergency imposed last October to help check anti-government protests, BBC reports. Ethiopia declared a state […]
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Egypt extends state of emergency
The Egyptian government has approved President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s proposal to extend the state of emergency amid an on-going militant campaign against the Christian minority […]
Tunisia: State of emergency extended for four months
Tunisian President has extended for additional four months the state of emergency in place since November 2015 following a suicide attack against presidential guards, the […]
Ghana declares ‘state of emergency’ after armyworm invasion
Members of parliament in Ghana on Monday urged the west-African nation’s Agriculture Minister to declare a ‘state of emergency’ as armyworms invasion threatens a $133m […]
Mali: France kills about 20 jihadists, state of emergency extended
French forces in Mali have killed more than 20 militants hiding in a forest near the border of Burkina Faso, Reuters reported, quoting a statement […]
Tunisia: State of emergency extended for another month
President Caid Essebsi has extended for another month the state of emergency in place since the November 2015 Tunis attack, after he conducted consultations with […]
Tunisia: ‘state of emergency’ after deadly presidential bus blast
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a nationwide state of emergency and a curfew in the capital after a bomb attack on a presidential guard […]