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Libyan Authorities identify suspects in killing of “Al-Bidja”

Libyan authorities have announced the identification of two suspects in the assassination of Major Abdulrahman Milad, commonly known as “Al-Bidja.” The attack took place on a road connecting Tripoli with the city of Zawiya, according to a statement from the Attorney General’s Office, released earlier this week. Milad was ambushed while traveling between the two […]

Crisis Group uncovers Algeria’s involvement in Sahara dispute

International conflict-prevention NGO, Crisis Group, raised in a detailed report Algeria’s main role in perpetuating the Sahara conflict and in arming the Polisario separatists. “Algeria supports Polisario’s military strategy of attrition,” wrote the NGO in a report that zooms on the recent developments of the Sahara issue. “While there is no evidence of new weapons […]

UNODC: Counterfeit medicines kill 270,000 people a year in the Sahel

The trafficking of counterfeit medicines in the countries of the Sahel leads to the death of 270,000 people a year, revealed the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). In its most recent report, UNODC highlights the consequences of the intense trafficking of counterfeit medicines in the countries of the Sahel, fueled by the […]