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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...

Niger secures release of kidnapped French journalist Olivier Dubois and American aid worker Jeffery WoodkeF

By Camille Laffont: A French journalist and a US aid worker who had been kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel have been released, an AFP journalist saw Monday. French freelancer Olivier Dubois and American aid worker Jeffery Woodke emerged from a plane that landed at...

Egypt: Khaled Elbalshy of banned Darb news site, elected chief of Egypt’s journalist unionF

Egypt's journalist union said Saturday it had elected government critic Khaled Elbalshy as its head, amid a crackdown on the press with several reporters languishing in jail. "It's a breath of hope," said Lina Atalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, an online newspaper...

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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