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Sahel: Insurgents make major gains in northeast Mali

By Amaury Hauchard Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group are advancing in northeastern Mali, prompting terrified citizens to flee their homes, sources there say. The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) launched an offensive in the Gao and Menaka...
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Tunisia wants toddler migrant back after she reached Italy without parents

Tunisia said Wednesday it plans to repatriate a four-year-old girl who reached Italy aboard a boat with other irregular migrants, but without her family. The state "is taking care of the girl's interests and completing the necessary measures to ensure her return to...
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Migrations: Failed attempts at sea crossing from North Africa killed at least 1,160 migrants in 2021

More than 1,160 migrants died at sea attempting to reach Europe from North Africa in the first half of 2021, up 155 percent year-on-year, the UN's migration agency said Thursday. The most deadly passage was across the central Mediterranean, where 769 deaths were...
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Sahel: Cameroon refugees pour into Chad in unfolding violence over water

Footage from the conflict zone By Djimet Wiche More than 30,000 people in northern Cameroon have fled to Chad after ethnic clashes erupted at the weekend, claiming at least 22 lives, the UN's refugee agency said on Friday.  Violence broke out in the border village of...
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