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Spain’s Sanchez new term gives Algeria bitter taste

As was expected, Pedro Sanchez and his PSOE-led coalition are back to the helm of power in Spain for a second term, much to the disappointment of Algeria that bet on the Spanish left. The same far-left Sumar coalition has turned its back to Algiers following a deal to form a coalition with Sanchez that […]

Africa adapts to economic headwinds amid tariffs, regional tensions

African economies are pivoting strategies in response to renewed U.S. tariffs, leadership transitions, and escalating regional conflicts, forcing a recalibration of trade relationships across the continent. The Trump administration’s tariff policies have particularly impacted countries that have historically benefited from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which provided preferential access to U.S. markets. Nations […]

Jailed former Mauritanian President hospitalized for “urgent care’’

Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, in pre-trial detention since June in a case of alleged corruption, was admitted Wednesday night to the military hospital in Nouakchott for “urgent care,” one of his lawyers announced Thursday. Ould Abdelaziz, who led Mauritania from 2008 to 2019, “has been transferred to this hospital for urgent care (…) […]