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France's defence minister said Tuesday she was "optimistic" European forces would step up to bolster the fight against militancy in Mali, as the country reels from a devastating jihadist attack that killed dozens of soldiers. Mali's military is struggling to contain...

A "terrorist attack" on a military post in strife-torn northeastern Mali has left 49 soldiers dead, the army said Saturday, revising downward an earlier death toll.  The assault on Friday at Indelimane, in the Menaka region, close to the border with Niger, was one of...

Algiers, Nov 1, 2019 - Demonstrators converged on Algiers in their thousands for a massive anti-government rally called to coincide with official celebrations of the anniversary of the war that won Algeria's independence from France. Several thousand protesters had...

The standoff between striking Algerian magistrates and the ministry of justice has brought the anti-government Hirak movement to its next level. After three days of total paralysis of the country’s entire court system, there is no sign of easing on both sides of the...