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Eight civilian members of an auxiliary force in Burkina Faso's anti-jihadist campaign died in an ambush on Wednesday in the north and others were still missing, security and local sources said. "A patrol of the VDP (Volunteers for the Defence of the Motherland) fell...

Presidential and legislative elections in Mali will take place next February, the country's post-coup government announced Thursday, saying it was honouring the timetable it promised to the international community. The first round of voting will take place on February...

A Moroccan teacher and 19 peers have been charged with "outrage" against security forces after she accused the latter of sexual assault during a protest against employment conditions, her lawyer said. Nezha Majdi, aged around 20, and her fellow teachers were charged...

Twenty-three people detained after taking part in a protest march in the Algerian capital last week have gone on hunger  strike, a prisoners' support group said Saturday. The CNLD said they launched their action on Wednesday in El Harrach jail, after being detained on...