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AU Breaks Away with Algerian Rhetoric on Sahara

Since its triumphal return to the African Union, Morocco continues to score precious diplomatic points on the Sahara issue at the continental level. The speech given by the Chairperson of the African Union’s Commission, Faki Mahamat at the opening of the 30th Summit of the pan-African organization is indicative of a U-turn in how the […]

Somalia asks Ethiopian troops to leave before December 2024

Somali authorities said Ethiopian troops, stationed in the country as part of an African Union peacekeeping mission, should leave the country before December 2024. The decision came as the mission’s mandate expires in a context of worsening ties between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa. Ethiopian forces will not be part of an African Union force that […]

Mauritania: 7 militants of anti-slavery outlawed organization arrested

The outlawed Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist movement in Mauritania (IRA) indicated security forces arrested 7 of its militants following a protest demanding the release of leaders of the organization locked up for two years in prison. The organization has condemned what it calls violation and breach by authorities of the right to […]