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Morocco: 50 people arrested in anti-terror sweeps ($)

Morocco arrested 50 individuals, including 21 kept in preventive detention, following a nationwide raid on terror suspects  conducted on July 26, 2023. The sweeps were conducted by the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) and the General Directorate of...
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Brief: Morocco’s overcrowded prisons ($)

The number of prisoners held in penitentiary establishments in Morocco reached, as of August 07, 2023, a total of 100,004 prisoners, a record figure, knowing that the reception capacity of these establishments does not currently exceed 64,600 beds. For example, the...
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Mali: Ethnic Tuaregs brace for attacks from army and Russian mercenaries ($)

The departure of the French forces and the forthcoming exit from Mali of the UN peacekeeping mission known as MINUSMO, are creating a new set of problems for the Sahelian nation of Mali. In particular, the northern political elite representing the Touareg nation are experiencing a major leadership crisis. There is a lack of consensus among Tuareg leaders as to the way forward, but all of them anticipate the central government in Bamako to take advantage of the absence of foreign observers to launch an offensive against the populations of the north.

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The militarization of the Sahel: Governments run by soldiers ($)

Military regimes now dominate the governments of the Sahel nations. The countries in the region have experienced a series of coups that enabled soldiers to take over power.

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