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Floods kill 18 people, destroy homes in southern Morocco

Flush floods that swept many villages in south-eastern Morocco killed so far 18 people, including three foreigners from Spain, Peru, and Canada and destroyed some 40 homes, according to authorities. The deaths were registered in the provinces of Tata, Tiznit and Errachidia, while 9 others are still missing, the interior ministry said. The floods damaged […]

French navy seizes $600M in cocaine as West Africa becomes trafficking hotspot

The French Navy has intercepted nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine aboard a stateless fishing vessel off the coast of West Africa, marking one of the year’s largest drug busts and highlighting the region’s growing role as a key transshipment route in the global cocaine trade. The 9.6-tonne haul — valued at roughly $600 million — […]

DR Congo slams regional forces for colliding with rebels

President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday accused the regional forces deployed in the east of the central African country for cohabitation, except Burundi. Soldiers from Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda and Burundi have been deployed by the East African Community (EAC) in the east of Congo to back the local army struggling […]