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US-Niger relations face uncertainty, with Niamey’s pivot to RussiaF

Audio version: The news:  The visit a few days ago of a US government delegation to Niamey, the capital of Niger, did not go down well with the ruling junta there. Clearly as the junta is paving the way for the Russian military to enter Niger and expand their presence...
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Brief: Tunisia: The Lazy GovernorsF

Funny news this week from Tunisia where the Presidency of the Republic announced the dismissal of two governors. They are Mondher Sik-Ali of Monastir, on the central coast of the country and Abdelfattah Chakchouk of neighboring Mahdia. The decision to oust the two...
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Algeria: Opposition leader Zoubida Assoul announces presidential bidF

Algerian opposition and pro-democracy lawyer Zoubida Assoul has announced that she will run for the presidential election scheduled in December 2024, marking the beginning of the unofficial election campaign. Assoul is the President of the Union for Change and...
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Agriculture: Spanish farmers say Moroccan strawberries carry virus, as Morocco surpasses Spain as tomato supplier to EUF

Agriculture is the theater of another kind of war where there are winners and losers. Worth billions of dollars, the EU agricultural market is seeing intensifying competition, with local farmers sometime resorting to violence to destroy competing produce coming from...
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