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Sahel: France-Burkina Faso’s diplomatic crisis acceleratesF

By Delphine Touitou: France said on Thursday that it was recalling its ambassador from Burkina Faso "for consultations," a day after agreeing to demands to pull its troops from the country.  Around 400 French special forces are deployed in the deeply troubled Sahel...
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Most Arab leaders were no-show in regional meeting in Libya, unwilling to deal with TripoliF

Major Arab states boycotted a ministerial meeting hosted by Libya's interim government on Sunday, with just five of the Arab League's 22 members sending their top diplomats and even the bloc's secretary general staying away. The snub underlines Arab divisions over the...
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Energy: New Italian PM heads to Algeria to secure more gasF

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni agreed Monday to strengthen energy cooperation with Africa's top gas exporter Algeria, the latest European country seeking supply deals to help reduce reliance on Russia. "Facing the great energy crisis that Europe in particular...
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Morocco/Qatar: Probe on corruption scandal and bribery in EU parliament set to intensifyF

By Matthieu Demeestere: Under the terms of a plea deal struck with Belgian investigators, former Italian lawmaker  Pier Antonio Panzeri has begun to spill the beans in the graft scandal rocking the European Parliament. Panzeri is the central figure in a suspected...
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