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Libya recovers previously missing 2 tons of uraniumF

More than two tonnes of natural uranium reported missing by the UN's nuclear watchdog in war-scarred Libya have been found, a general in the country's east said Thursday. General Khaled al-Mahjoub, commander of eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar's communications...

Africa: Competition between France and Russia over Africa is getting more violentF

By Barbara Debou: On a night in early March, arsonists attacked a brewery owned by the French drinks giant Castel in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. Hurling petrol bombs, they set fire to beer crates stacked inside the MOCAF brewery's fortified...

Sahel: Secretary Blinken visits Niger as US worries about Russia’s expanding influence in the SahelF

By Shaun Tandon: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Niger on Thursday for a rare visit to a country seen as a bastion of support for Western military operations in a region where Russia is making inroads. Blinken is the first US official at this level to...

Moroccan police announce arrest of three suspected militantsF

Moroccan police on Wednesday arrested three suspected members of the Islamic State group over the killing of an officer whose charred body was found this month, the authorities said. The two main suspects were detained following "security operations" in Casablanca and...

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...

Morocco and Spain arrest two people they say are supporters of Islamic StateF

Jul 19, 2023

Police in Morocco and Spain said on Wednesday two people have been arrested in a joint operation by both countries'...

Burkina Faso: Attackers kill civilians in the Sahel ProvinceF

Jul 6, 2023

An armed attack in northern Burkina Faso, an area plagued by jihadist violence, has left about 10 civilians dead,...

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