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Togo on the brink: jihadist advance from Burkina Faso exposes fragile security

Northern Togo is facing a mounting threat from jihadist militants infiltrating from neighboring Burkina Faso, with the Togolese government maintaining strict silence as the situation deteriorates. Foreign Minister Robert Dussey recently acknowledged that over 62 people have been killed by militants since January — more than double last year’s toll — in one of the […]

Algeria Risks Sanctions if it Buys Russian Arms- U.S. ambassador

The United States is considering imposing sanctions on Algeria if it buys Russian arms, the U.S. ambassador in Algiers told a local news outlet. The move against Algeria is part of measures taken under a law called Countering America’s adversaries through sanctions act (CAATSA), adopted last year, he said. The same law imposes sanctions on […]

Spanish Interior Minister: Relations with Morocco are of ‘absolute importance’

Relations between Spain and Morocco are “absolutely important and strategic,” said Tuesday, the Spanish Minister of Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska. “Relations with Morocco are absolutely important, relevant and strategic,” said Grande-Marlaska, who was guest to a program of Spain’s Antena 3 channel. “We are unfailingly fraternal neighbors. We have preserved, we preserve and we will continue […]