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Mass Abduction in Kuriga: Over 100 Nigerian School Students Kidnapped

The abduction of more than 100 Nigerian school students reportedly occurred in the town of Kuriga in the north-western region. Witnesses stated that armed individuals on motorcycles entered the school’s assembly area around 08:30, taking away students aged between eight and 15, along with a teacher. This incident marks a resurgence in mass abductions of […]

Mauritanian Slavery Abolitionists Endure Torture in Custody, Lawyers say

Thirteen anti-slavery activists on trial in Mauritania said they have been tortured during their detention, their lawyers said. The activists, on trial for “rebellion and use of violence”, were arrested last month after riots in a Nouakchott slum community that was being forcibly relocated as the west African country prepared for an Arab League summit. […]

Morocco & Italy discuss cooperation, Libyan conflict, migration & counterterrorism

The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs who paid a short working visit to Italy Wednesday held talks with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio, and the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Roberto Fico.   Bilateral cooperation on issues of common interest such as migration, the stabilization process in Libya and the fight against terrorism […]