Mali: Two more French soldiers killed in IED explosion in MenakaF

Mali: Two more French soldiers killed in IED explosion in MenakaF

Sunday, January 3, 2021

Two French soldiers died when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northeastern Mali on Saturday, just days after three others were killed in similar fashion.  Their deaths brought to 50 the number of French soldiers killed in the West African nation...
Egypt: Covid-19 deaths due to shortage of oxygen in EgyptF

Egypt: Covid-19 deaths due to shortage of oxygen in EgyptF

Sunday, January 3, 2021

Egypt said Sunday it had opened an investigation into the deaths of four Covid-19 patients in an intensive care unit allegedly due to lack of oxygen, which had sparked a public outcry. “The prosecutor’s office in Al-Husseiniya (in the northern Sharqiya...
Algerian president approves budget with a deficit valued at 14% of GDPF

Algerian president approves budget with a deficit valued at 14% of GDPF

Thursday, December 31, 2020

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday approved a 2021 budget which foresees a deficit of around 14 percent of GDP, the presidency said, as the oil-dependent country grapples with economic woes.  Algeria’s economy has been clobbered by tumbling...
Algeria: Another difficult year ahead, says MEA RiskF

Algeria: Another difficult year ahead, says MEA RiskF

Thursday, December 31, 2020

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Libya: More evidence of Moscow’s meddling in Libya affairs: Russians operatives freed in LibyaF

Libya: The ordeal of Libya’s civil war amputeesF

Thursday, December 31, 2020

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Sahel: Three French troops killed by EID in Hombori, MaliF

Sahel: Three French troops killed by EID in Hombori, MaliF

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Three French soldiers were killed Monday in Mali when their armoured vehicle struck an explosive device in the Hombori region in the centre of the poor Sahel state, the French presidency said. The deaths brought to 47 the number of French soldiers killed in Mali since...
Despite their divisions, Libyans hope for a return to stabilityF

Despite their divisions, Libyans hope for a return to stabilityF

Thursday, December 24, 2020

The Tawergha People: By AlJazeera When Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi was toppled, people took revenge on those they saw as his supporters — including the entire town of Tawergha, whose 40,000 residents were forced to flee.  Now, almost a decade after militia...
Sahel: Being a Malian migrantF

Sahel: Being a Malian migrantF

Thursday, December 24, 2020

The age of 43, Aboubacar Traore is trying once again to kickstart his life after three failed attempts at migration. Poor and adrift, the stonemason and former imam is back in his native Mali — a tale painfully common in a region where dreams of a better life...