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France is increasingly optimistic about the effectiveness of its anti-jihadist campaign in the Sahel, but experts caution that short-term successes will not by themselves bring lasting victory.  President Emmanuel Macron will travel to the Mauritanian capital...

Onboard the Ocean Viking, June 29, 2020 - Libya lies behind and Europe ahead though the mist -- rescued migrants can dream a little onboard the Ocean Viking as it drifts somewhere between Italy and Malta. Rescued from two wooden boats, 118 migrants, including a...

Tataouine, Tunisia, June 26, 2020  - In the southernmost Tunisian town of Tataouine, being young often means being unemployed, while even those who have a job dream of landing a "real" one in the energy sector. For weeks, protesters have blocked roads and sought to...

By Abdellah Cheballah - Could Algeria soon send troops from its army, the pillar of the regime, to join peace-keeping missions led by the United Nations or African Union?  President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has urged a constitutional change that would allow deployments...