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Mauritania: Voting in local and legislative elections beginsF

El-Khadir Lamine, an 18-year-old student voting for the first time, said he was hoping for "new opportunities for young people".  For the first time, voters can choose a list for candidates younger than 35, for whom 11 seats will be automatically attributed in the...
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Algeria says army officer killed in clash with IslamistsF

An Algerian army officer has been killed in a clash with suspected Islamists during an operation southwest of the capital, the defence ministry said on Thursday. The captain died Wednesday during the operation to capture "a group of terrorists" in the wooded region of...
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Mali: Government of Mali confronted with accusations of “summary executions, rape and torture”F

The Malian army and foreign fighters executed at least 500 people during an anti-jihadist operation in Mali in March 2022, according to a much-awaited UN report released on Friday.  The figures by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) amount to the worst...
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A world turned on its head: Egypt’s loyalty to the US in questionF

In Egypt, a country that gets substantial military and economic aid from the United States, General Abdelfattah el-Sissi has allegedly ordered the manufacture of 40,000 rockets for the benefit of Russia, in the midst of the war in Ukraine. Leaked documents apparently...
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