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Sahel: Death toll in Mali due to insecurity was up 54% in 2022 to nearly 1,300F

The number of people killed in Mali continued to increase in 2022, a UN report said Wednesday, also linking more than a third of human rights violations to security forces. The UN mission in Mali, MINUSMA, was created in 2013 to help stabilise the country as it...

Migrations: Five migrants die off the coast of Tunisia, Algeria disbands smuggling gangF

Five migrants from sub-Saharan Africa drowned and another 28 were missing Wednesday after their boat capsized off Tunisia, a rights group said. "Five migrants' bodies were recovered and five other migrants were rescued, but 28 are still missing," said Romdhane Ben...

10 dead after Moroccan fishing boat sinks off Western SaharaF

At least 10 fishermen drowned Tuesday when a Moroccan trawler sank in the Atlantic off the coast of disputed Western Sahara, authorities said, adding that two crew members remained missing. "Five sailors were rescued while the bodies of 10 others were recovered," an...

More releases of kidnapped persons in Sahel may signal easing of conflict between West and insurgents to focus on Russian threatF

Photo: AQIM's Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi: Arezki's opinion: It may be too early to conclude that there is an easing of tension between Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and France, in particular. But there are some tidbits of evidence that suggest a potential...

Tunisia: Major blaze erupts on Tunisia-Algeria border, as temperatures soar to 47CF

Tunisia: Major blaze erupts on Tunisia-Algeria border, as temperatures soar to 47CF

Jul 20, 2023

Firefighters in Tunisia are battling a major blaze that has raged for two days in a pine forest near the border with...

Mali: Ethnic Tuaregs brace for attacks from army and Russian mercenaries ($)F

Mali: Ethnic Tuaregs brace for attacks from army and Russian mercenaries ($)F

Jul 19, 2023

By Arezki Daoud: The departure of the French forces and the forthcoming exit from Mali of the UN peacekeeping mission...

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

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

Jul 19, 2023

By Arezki Daoud: Military regimes now dominate the governments of the Sahel nations. The countries in the region have...

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