Briefs Bound

Sahel: IED kills three UN soldiers, injures five others in central MaliF

Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali, the UN mission said. "A MINUSMA Force convoy hit an Improvised Explosive Device #IED today," it said in a tweet that...

Sahel: Intense fight in northern Burkina Faso claims dozens of livesF

At least 51 soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Monday, adding that 160 of the assailants died during counter-attacks. The ambush took place on Friday in Oudalan province near the restive frontier with...

Africa says it wants to tackle the forgotten Libyan conflictF

Arezki's Take: There have been so many conferences organized by Libya's North African neighbors, European nations, the UN and others, looking at ways to bring peace to the beleaguered nation. None of them succeeded. Now that the west is busy fending off a Russian...

Morocco: Inflation exceeds 8%, unions protest economic hardship, defy government’s ban on marchesF

Moroccan trade union activists protested Sunday in the capital Rabat and other cities to denounce surging costs of food and fuel, defying a government ban against marches. Protesters from the Democratic Labour Confederation (CDT) staged rallies outside their offices...

Israel’s settlement expansion plan in West Bank threatens Abrahamic Accords, puts Arab regimes on the defensiveF

Israel’s settlement expansion plan in West Bank threatens Abrahamic Accords, puts Arab regimes on the defensiveF

Jun 29, 2023

The United States has been working hard toward a diplomatic rapprochement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. But the...

Migrations: EU on overdrive to get deal with Tunisia to prevent migrationsF

Migrations: EU on overdrive to get deal with Tunisia to prevent migrationsF

Jun 29, 2023

By Marc Burleigh: EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday are to look at ways to press aid on Tunisia in a bid to...

Sahel: Cocaine trafficking surges in the Sahel, as armed groups seek to profit from illicit tradeF

Sahel: Cocaine trafficking surges in the Sahel, as armed groups seek to profit from illicit tradeF

Jun 27, 2023

Annual cocaine seizures in the Sahel surged from 13 kilograms (28 pounds) in 2020 to 863 kilos just two years later as...

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