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Former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a close friend to General Gaid Salah, the head of the military, is facing extremely difficult challenges as he tries to convince his bosses in the military (not voters) that he should be Algeria’s next president. For a...

On the Mali-Burkina border, Burkina Faso, Nov 25, 2019 (By Amaury HAUCHARD) - It was the heart of the forest and there, in a marsh, lay a carpet of water lilies, their delicacy unveiled in the dawn light. But the beauty belied the danger -- the Tofa Gala forest, on...

Versions francaise Oped and opinion by Arezki Daoud | 20 November 2019: The Algerian regime has been working hard to show an image of a normal country that is preparing a normal presidential election. Sadly, the preparation phase and the ongoing election campaign are...

Geneva, Nov 19, 2019 - More than 2.4 million people need urgent food  aid across the central Sahel region, encompassing Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, where rising jihadist violence has triggered a humanitarian crisis, the UN said Tuesday. "If we do not act now to...