Only last week two suicide bombers killed 30 people in northeastern Nigeria, but the governor of Borno state, the country’s terrorist heartland, told AFP in an interview that Boko Haram has been defeated. Kashim Shettima said the war against the terrorist militants was “over” and predicted that hundreds of thousands ...
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Turkey of “silencing” independent media in its bid to prevent scrutiny or criticism of its huge crackdown following the failed July coup. In a report, the US-based rights watchdog said Turkey’s “assault” on critical journalism had accelerated since the attempted overthrow of President Recep ...
