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Sahel: UN peacekeeping mission in Mali at risk amid shortage of troopsF

By Amélie Bottolier-Depois: The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is "unsustainable" without more personnel, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP, which suggests a possible withdrawal of troops if key conditions are not  met. The mission, known by its acronym...
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Sahel: The dreadful Koro Toro prison and the brutality of the Chadian regimeF

By Ali Abba Kaya with Laura Diab and Thomas Gropallo in Libreville: Dehydrated and whipped by scorching winds as their crowded truck snaked through the dunes, some drank urine to survive, while those who died were tossed into the Chadian desert. After being rounded up...
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Algerian: Independent journalist Ihsane el-Kadi still in prisonF

Rights group Amnesty International urged Algeria on Tuesday to immediately release prominent jailed journalist Ihsane El Kadi, condemning what it called a "ruthless campaign" to silence critics. El Kadi, director of the Maghreb Emergent news website and Radio M, was...
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Sahel: Jihadist violence intensifies in Burkina FasoF

Attacks in Burkina Faso have increased since October and now especially target civilians, according to junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, who took power last year on a vow to quell jihadist violence. The extremists are switching tactics to focus on civilians, Traore...
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