Series: 1275 issue: week ending 20 January 2023

Economy: Tunisia gets food donations from LibyaF

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Sahel: Jihadist violence intensifies in Burkina FasoF

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Egyptian lawyers go on strike in solidarity with jailed colleaguesF

The Egyptian Bar Association announced Thursday an “unlimited” strike to condemn the imprisonment of six colleagues for a court brawl with three clerks earlier this month. “We are immediately suspending all of our activities, we will stop appearing before the courts and participating in public prosecution investigations from January 19 and for an unlimited period,” […]

Morocco among top sources of illegal immigration to SwitzerlandF

Illegal immigration into Switzerland almost tripled last year, the government announced Thursday, citing a recent influx of Afghan and Moroccan migrants. The numbers of people arrested for illegal immigration jumped from 18,859 in 2021 to 52,077, the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security said. The number in 2020 was 11,043. The jump in figures […]

Sahel: Russia strengthens its presence in the Sahel with delivery of warplanes to MaliF

Mali’s military rulers received more warplanes and helicopters from Russia Thursday, an AFP correspondent noted, the latest in a series of deliveries from its new top military and political ally. AFP counted eight planes and two helicopters at a ceremony attended by Russian ambassador Igor Gromyko and the head of Mali’s junta, Colonel Assimi Goita. […]