Morocco will start offering direct financial aid to poor families before the end of the year as part of a program to foster social safety nets, head of the Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch said. Speaking at the first cabinet meeting after the summer break, Akhannouch said the government would distribute the aid on the basis […]
French President Emmanuel Macron will officially announce on Wednesday (9 November) the end of the anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane in the Sahel, but this will have no impact on the French military presence in the region, according to a statement from the Elysee Palace. This announcement comes a little less than three months after the withdrawal […]
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have conducted a devastating multi-day attack in Sudan’s Gezira province, killing more than 120 people and forcing over 46,500 residents to flee. Between October 20 and 25, RSF fighters terrorized villages and towns, shooting civilians and committing sexual violence against women and girls. The United Nations reported widespread looting of […]
