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Benin ‘greenlights’ exports of Niger’s oil following China’s mediation

Benin and Niger finally appear to have resolved their trade dispute following the mediation by the Chinese government, which has led Benin to lift the blockade preventing Niger’s oil export through its territory to China. Tensions between the two West African neighbors began last year after Niger’s ruling junta ousted the country’s democratically elected president […]

HRW Slams Algeria again for ‘inhumane treatment of migrants’

Human Rights Watch rebuked Algeria for deporting Sub-Saharan migrants in inhumane conditions, and in many cases without considering their legal status in Algeria or their individual vulnerabilities. “Algeria has the power to control its borders, but that doesn’t mean it can round up people based on the color of their skin and dump them in […]

New species of Cretaceous Mosasaur discovered in Morocco

Researchers from several countries have recently discovered in Morocco a new species of Mosasaur, a marine lizard with shark-like cutting teeth, which lived during the Cretaceous period 72 to 66 million years ago. In a study recently published in «Cretaceous Research» Journal and quoted by GEO Magazine, researchers from the French National Museum of Natural […]