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Niger: US to withdraw ‘illegal’ troops by mid-September amid Sahel region’s pivot to Russia

The US troops will leave Niger “no later” than 15 September, both countries have announced in a joint statement, which comes amid strengthening ties between Niamey and Moscow. The order to end the “illegal” presence of the close 1,000 US troops and withdraw them from the Sahel country came last month after Washington expressed concern […]

Malian nonuplets, born in Morocco, are six-month-old today

The birth of the nine babies was a world first. The Malian nonuplets born in Morocco are six-month-old this Thursday, November 4 and they are doing well. They are still in Casablanca, Morocco. As they were very premature, they spent long weeks in an incubator and were under close medical supervision. Now, the babies are […]

Morocco to stop taking inmates to courts for a month

Moroccan penitentiary administration decided to ban inmates from attending hearing sessions for a month as the number of infections among them has surged recently. At least 1736 have been tested including 961 prisoners and 775 employees. The tests showed that 53 prisons were coronavirus free. However, cases rose in the prison of Ouarzazate to 270 […]