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Belgian police detain Member of European Parliament in alleged Morocco/Qatar bribery scandalF

Police on Friday detained a Belgian European Parliament member for questioning after searching a bank safe belonging to him as part of a probe into a bribery scandal that has rocked the EU. Belgium's federal prosecutors said "several raids" were carried out Friday...

Sahel: The sad plight of children in the Sahel’s conflict zonesF

By Amaury Hauchard: After fleeing the jihadists who threatened their remote village, Aichata Hassan had no idea that another mighty challenge lay ahead: proving to the authorities that her 12-year-old daughter existed. Like countless other children in Niger, Nadia has...

Sahel: Russia seeks greater influence over Mauritania, offers supportF

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday offered support for Mauritania in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel, saying he respected the country's position in the Ukraine war. His Mauritanian counterpart stressed his country's "respect for the rules of...

Africa security: Gulf of Guinea facing growing threat of instabilityF

Criminals in northern Ghana tried to blow up a bridge using explosives for the first time in a region where the government fears growing violent spillover from a jihadist war across the border in Burkina Faso, a top official said. Ghana along with Gulf of Guinea...

Israel’s settlement expansion plan in West Bank threatens Abrahamic Accords, puts Arab regimes on the defensiveF

Israel’s settlement expansion plan in West Bank threatens Abrahamic Accords, puts Arab regimes on the defensiveF

Jun 29, 2023

The United States has been working hard toward a diplomatic rapprochement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. But the...

Migrations: EU on overdrive to get deal with Tunisia to prevent migrationsF

Migrations: EU on overdrive to get deal with Tunisia to prevent migrationsF

Jun 29, 2023

By Marc Burleigh: EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday are to look at ways to press aid on Tunisia in a bid to...

Sahel: Cocaine trafficking surges in the Sahel, as armed groups seek to profit from illicit tradeF

Sahel: Cocaine trafficking surges in the Sahel, as armed groups seek to profit from illicit tradeF

Jun 27, 2023

Annual cocaine seizures in the Sahel surged from 13 kilograms (28 pounds) in 2020 to 863 kilos just two years later as...

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