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Sahel: Ministers of three countries controlled by juntas meet after visit of Russia’s LavrovF

Foreign ministers from three West African countries that have undergone military coups met in Burkina Faso on Thursday on the heels of a trip to the region by Russian envoy Sergei Lavrov.  The talks brought together ministers from Mali, Guinea and Burkina -- countries...
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Tunisia foreign minister Othman Jerandi firedF

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday fired the country's top diplomat -- the fourth minister to lose his post this year in the politically divided nation. Nabil Ammar, Tunisia's ambassador to the European Union, will replace Othman Jerandi as foreign minister, the...
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How the insurgents are expanding the Jihadist frontline to West AfricaF

By Patrick Markey and Kent Mensha: Standing near the dried river bed that marks Ghana's northern border, Alima can see her hamlet, lying in Burkina Faso less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) away. Even though her home is just a short walk away, she says she will never...
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Egypt keeps social media influencers in prison, along with 60,000 political prisonersF

Egypt has extended the pre-trial detention of three TikTok comedians after their online sketch about a prison visit had gone viral, a lawyer representing them told AFP on Monday. Mohamed Hossam al-Din, Basma Hegazy and Ahmed Tarek were arrested last month after...
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