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Sahel: US concerned about worsening crisis in Mali, blames Russia’s Wagner GroupF

By Portia Crowe Mali's security situation has become "significantly worse" due to the ruling junta's choices, including an alleged decision to partner with Wagner, a Russian private security firm, a senior US official said Wednesday. Mali's ruling junta, which seized...

Libya: Tripoli-based government inks controversial defense agreements with TurkeyF

Libya's Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah signed two deals with Turkey's defence minister on Tuesday, building on a 2019 agreement that angered European nations. Dbeibah's administration posted a statement saying the deals included "implementation...

Tunisia wants toddler migrant back after she reached Italy without parentsF

Tunisia said Wednesday it plans to repatriate a four-year-old girl who reached Italy aboard a boat with other irregular migrants, but without her family. The state "is taking care of the girl's interests and completing the necessary measures to ensure her return to...

Burkina Faso announces new governmentF

Burkina Faso's new government on Wednesday declared its top priority would be to secure the nation's territory, after the latest coup to rock the jihadist-torn Sahel state. "It's a government on a war footing that has been formed. It's not a gala dinners government,"...

Tunisian president evokes ‘tolerance’ after synagogue attackF

May 18, 2023

Tunisian President Kais Saied has hosted Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders following a deadly mass shooting outside...

Sahel: French military allegedly tried to use journalist Olivier Dubois to track JNIM leader before his kidnappingF

May 17, 2023

French forces tried to use a journalist's visit to northern Mali to track a jihadist leader but failed to prevent the...

Migrations: Nine migrants die in west Tunisia, as number of migrants crossing the Med Sea increased 300% in first quarterF

May 17, 2023

The bodies of nine migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have been found in western Tunisia, near the border...

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