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Sahel: Rights watchdog urges independent probe into Chad deathsF

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Chad to let outside investigators probe clashes last week between security forces and anti-junta protestors that left dozens of dead. "Chadian authorities need to immediately ensure that an effective, independent investigation will...
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Sahel: Deadly year for northern MaliF

Armed groups affiliated with the Islamic State group have massacred hundreds of people in northeast Mali this year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday, adding the state was not doing enough to protect civilians. Tens of thousands of villagers from the Menaka and...
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Energy: Italian companies make new gains in Algeria’s gas infrastructure sectorF

Algeria's national petrochemicals firm Sonatrach said Thursday it had signed deals worth around $600 million with Italian companies to extract and transport liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Africa's biggest natural gas exporter, Algeria is seeking to fill a gap in...
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Egyptians expect more hardship as Cairo gets $3 billion loan from IMF. Currency value plunges 17%F

Egypt has clinched a $3 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund conditioned on a currency depreciation and state subsidy cuts, the government said Thursday. The Egyptian pound shed 17 percent of its value against the dollar after the staff agreement was...
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