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Morocco: Five years in prison for criticizing King over normalization with IsraelF

A Moroccan internet user has been sentenced to five years' jail for criticising the king on Facebook over the country's normalisation of ties with Israel, his lawyer told AFP Wednesday. Said Boukioud, 48, "was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday for Facebook...
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Brief: Nigeria cuts electricity to Niger after coupF

Nigeria has cut its electricity supply to Niger after West African neighbours imposed sanctions on the junta that ousted the country's elected leader last week, a Niger power company source said on Wednesday. "Since yesterday, Nigeria has disconnected the high-voltage...
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Niger: Coup leaders get popular support amid rising regional tensionsF

By Boureima Hama with Delphine Touitou: Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Niger's capital in support of the coup that toppled the democratically elected government, as security concerns mounted among Western nations. Demonstrators in the heart of Niamey, some...
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Sahel: West African states getting stressed over coup in Niger, do not rule out military actionF

Senegal said Thursday that it will participate if the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decides to intervene militarily in Niger following last week's coup. Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall told reporters during a government press briefing in the...
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