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Mali, Niger in meltdown, as both states wage multiple battles against Al-Qaeda

The Niger government has declared three days of national mourning after at least 29 soldiers were killed by suspected terrorists near the country’s border with Mali, whose army is also waging battles against Islamist militants on multiple fronts after the UN peacekeeping mission withdraws. The “three borders” area between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso is […]

Death of Sheikh Khalifa: King Mohammed VI represented at presentation of condolences by Prince Moulay Rachid

King Mohammed VI was represented by his younger brother Prince Moulay Rachid at the presentation of condolences in Abu Dhabi, following the death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Prince Moulay Rachid presented, during the audience granted to him by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the new President of the United Arab Emirates, […]

Algeria strengthens its quiet grip on fragile Tunisia- Chatham House Op-ed

Algeria has fostered its grip on impoverished Tunisia, worsening the dependence of its fragile neighbor on gas rent in a bilateral relationship that constrained Tunisia’s diplomacy, a recent Chatham House op-ed showed. Tunisia’s recent trajectory marks a profound shift in Maghreb geopolitics, Safae El Yaacoubi wrote in the Op-ed, adding that “power in the region […]