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First reaction by Arezki Daoud: No one goes to a hospital just to isolate The Algerian authorities want us to believe President Tebboune is simply fine. A number of presidential staff recently tested positive to Covid-19, and so naturally, precautions have to be taken...

An American citizen has been kidnapped by gunmen in southern Niger, a senior official told AFP on Tuesday.  The American, described as the son of a missionary living in Niger, was abducted by six men armed with Kalashnikovs on the outskirts of Massalata, a village...

Huge crowds ransacked food warehouses in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Monday in the latest looting to hit the country during a wave of unrest. Lines of residents could be seen carrying away sacks of supplies meant for distribution during coronavirus lockdowns as...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, on a trip to Mali on Monday, ruled out dialogue with jihadists driving an eight-year-old insurgency in the Sahel state.  (See our opinion on this last week).   "Let's say things very clearly. There are peace accords (with...