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The UN Security Council called Thursday on the parties to the conflict over the disputed Western Sahara to resume negotiations toward a settlement. The vote on the US-drafted resolution was 13 in favor with abstentions by Kenya and Russia. Western Sahara, a Spanish...

Morocco arrests 32 migrants trying to reach Spain Moroccan police on Friday arrested 32 migrants as they tried to set sail for Spain, authorities said, including six Moroccans and 26 from other African nations to the south. The group were planning to leave from the...

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...