Morocco: Dozen alleged Jihadists arrested in Melilla and NadorF

Moroccan and Spanish police have dismantled a jihadist cell suspected of links to the Islamic State group, officials said Tuesday. The operation led to the arrest of 11 people in raids on Tuesday morning: nine in the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Morocco’s...

Sahel: Russia courting nation of Mali with free fertilizerF

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Malian junta leader Assimi Goita Tuesday that he wanted to donate to Mali Russian fertiliser blocked by Western sanctions since Moscow’s offensive began in Ukraine. “The importance of carrying out Russia’s...
Moroccan nomads’ way of life threatened by climate changeF

Moroccan nomads’ way of life threatened by climate changeF

By Kaouthar Oudrhiri In the blistering desert of Morocco, the country’s last Berber nomads, the Amazigh, say their ancient lifestyle is under threat as climate change brings ever-more intense droughts.  “Everything has changed,” said Moha Ouchaali,...
Sahel: Anti-France protestors brandish Russian flags in OuagadougouF

Sahel: Anti-France protestors brandish Russian flags in OuagadougouF

By Armel Baily and Amaury Hauchard: Several dozen protestors waving Russian flags rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday as West African delegates arrived on a fact-finding mission following the country’s second coup in less than nine...