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Curfew declared in Chadian towns after least 60 people killed in protests

A nighttime curfew has been declared in four Chadian cities after the military violently repressed banned protests took place on Thursday (20 October), killing at least 60 people, injuring nearly 300. Security forces opened fire on demonstrators in the country’s two largest cities after hundreds across Chad took to the streets to demand a quicker […]

Morocco rejects interference in Mali’s domestic issues

Morocco has reiterated its position rejecting any interference in Mali’s domestic issues and urging the international community to back whatever solutions the Malian people and authorities agree on to settle the crisis. Foreign minister Nasser Bourita made the statement following talks with his Malian counterpart Abdoulaye Diop who carried a message from the president of […]

Rachid Nekkaz, an Algerian bait Morocco did not swallow

Rachid Nekkaz, an Algerian political activist and former presidential hopeful, travelled visa-free to Morocco to stoke tension in the hope of being expelled manu-military or even arrested, in an incident that could be used by Algeria to draw false syllogism. But none of that happened. Nekkaz came all the way to Morocco to spit some […]