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Israel’s settlement expansion plan in West Bank threatens Abrahamic Accords, puts Arab regimes on the defensiveF

The United States has been working hard toward a diplomatic rapprochement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. But the aggressive plans on expanding the Israeli settlements into the West Bank, as championed by the hardliner and far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich...

UN peacekeeping missions in Africa at a crossroadsF

By Amélie Bottollier-Depois: When Mali recently called for a UN peacekeeping force to depart the country "without delay," it was the latest sign of unease in parts of Africa over the role of the so-called Blue Helmet operations. Mali Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop...

Migrations: Spike in sea crossing incidents shines spotlight on Moroccan and Spanish governments’ inability to manage the crisisF

By Valentin Bontemps: Activists on Friday criticised Madrid and Rabat for failing to act faster to help migrants trying to reach Spain by boat, after at least two people died this week. Spanish campaign group Caminando Fronteras, which takes calls from migrants or...

Sahel: More trouble in Mali as Touareg groups in north are up in arms over recent junta actionsF

Armed groups that signed a landmark peace accord in insurgency-hit Mali have alleged widespread fraud during voting in a weekend referendum for a new constitution. The Permanent Strategic Framework (CSP), gathering political and military movements in northern Mali,...
How Sudan is implodingF

How Sudan is implodingF

War and hunger threaten to "consume" all of Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of malnourished children are at risk of...