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Paris, Feb 21, 2020 - French soldiers "neutralised" around 50 in a series of operations in Mali this month, the army said Friday as it seeks to quell a years-long insurgency in the West African nation. The operations were carried out near Mopti in central Mali, where...

Algiers, Feb 21, 2020 - (photo: Twitter: @khaleddrareni) Algeria this weekend marks a year since the birth of an unprecedented protest movement known as "Hirak" -- one that quickly forced an ailing president from power and is now looking to maintain momentum....

Nouakchott, Feb 19, 2020 - Amnesty International voiced concern Wednesday over Mauritania's arrest of 14 human rights activists who are accused of jeopardising national unity and the West African republic's religious tenets. A judicial source in the capital Nouakchott...

Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria, Feb 20, 2020 (By Amal Belalloufi):  When a group of young people took to the streets of an Algerian industrial city a year ago, they had no idea their protest would be part of a thousands-strong movement that would topple their veteran...