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Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins re-election with 56.12% of vote

Mauritania’s incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has comfortably won re-election, receiving 56.12 percent of the vote in the first round of the presidential poll, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) said Monday. The victory in Saturday’s election gives the former army chief a second term as head of the vast desert country, seen […]

Burkina Faso gives French troops one month to leave

Burkina Faso has ordered French troops stationed in the country to leave within one month amid ongoing anti-France sentiment at home. Local media, including National broadcaster RTB and state-run news agency Agence d’Information du Burkina, indicated that the Government made the decision Wednesday to end the presence of France’s military on Burkinabe soil. The government […]

EU closely monitoring human rights situation in Algeria – Josep Borrell

The European Union is closely following developments in Algeria and in particular the human rights situation, underlined the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Josep Borrell.   Responding to a question from an MEP on the deteriorating human rights situation in Algeria, Borrell said that respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights is […]