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Western Sahara: Violence erupts in Western Sahara as drone hits pro-independence militantsF

A Polisario Front commander and three Sahrawi fighters were killed Friday in the disputed Western Sahara as a United States delegation visited the region, the official Saharawi news agency SPS reported. The Western Sahara dispute dates back to 1975, when colonial...

Niger: Anti-France sentiment spikes in Niger, tense weekend of protests aheadF

Niger braced Friday for a weekend of planned anti-French rallies as tensions mount between the country's new military rulers and its traditional ally. A coalition of civil society groups opposed to the presence of French forces in Niger has called a three-day sit-in,...

Sudan: Deadly violence grips DarfurF

Sudan's army chief on Tuesday visited Egypt on his first trip abroad since the outbreak of war in April, with the latest violence killing dozens of civilians in battle-scarred Darfur.  As Abdel Fattah al-Burhan headed for talks with key ally Egyptian President Abdel...

Sahel: Sanctions imposed against Niger to trigger catastrophic humanitarian crisisF

The United Nations warned Tuesday that the political crisis in Niger and the sanctions imposed against the coup regime risk triggering "catastrophic" humanitarian effects. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said it had revised contingency planning for Niger since a...

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