Sahel: Mali military not ready to restore civilian ruleF

An envoy from West Africa’s regional bloc left Mali on Friday, officials said, after inconclusive talks with the military junta over restoring civilian rule in the fragile Sahel state. Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, representing the 15-nation...

Libyan oil company dragged into political feudsF

Five Western nations urged Libyans on Friday not to drag the National Oil Corporation into political disputes that could threaten the country’s fragile peace. The statement came with the NOC’s chief and the interim oil minister in a standoff.Β  “All...

MENA region confronted with dangerous wheat supply crisisF

By Sarah Benhaida Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could mean less bread on the table in Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and elsewhere in the Arab world where millions already struggle to survive. The region is heavily dependent on wheat supplies from the two countries which...

Egypt: Russians and Ukrainians tourists stranded in EgyptF

Egypt said Thursday it would look after any Russian and Ukrainian tourists stranded in the country because of flight cancellations stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tourists from countries where air travel has been disrupted would be able to...

Chad: Five soldiers killed in Lake Chad regionF

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Mali: Violent clash rocks Timbuktu with many casualtiesF

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Sahel: Senegalese President begs Germany to not abandon MaliF

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Sahel: The Burkina Faso coup: Not so bloodless after allF

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Sahel: 18 civilians killed in Jihadist attack in west NigerF

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Egypt and France in joint naval exercisesF

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Sahel: France announces troop withdrawal from Mali: ImplicationsF

What next for Mali as France plans military pullout? By Amaury Hauchard, with Laurent Lozano in Dakar France’s announcement on Thursday that it will withdraw its military from Mali marks a profound shift in the balance of power in the Sahel. Allied forces from...

Sahel: Fake news flooding troubled regionF

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Sahel: Concern over Russian mercenaries’ entry into ChadF

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Sahel: Belgium is no longer sending troops to MaliF

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Italy accepts return of waste previously exported to TunisiaF

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Morocco ‘sex for grades’ lecturer jailed for year:F

A Moroccan court has jailed a lecturer for a year for sexually harassing a female student, a lawyer said Saturday, as a “sex for grades” scandal rocks the kingdom’s academic institutions. “The defendant was found guilty of sexual harassment by...

Mozambique: Finance minister blames predecessor in debt scandalF

Mozambican Finance Minister Adriano Maleiane told a court Friday that his predecessor had covered up $2 billion in debts that plunged the nation into economic collapse. Maleiane is one of the most senior government officials to testify so far in the trial over the...

Sahel: Denmark withdraws aid to Mali and Burkina FasoF

Denmark will partially suspend its development aid to Mali and Burkina Faso, its foreign ministry said on Friday, intensifying pressure on the military juntas running the impoverished West African countries. The decision came after Mali forced Danish troops...