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Morocco Resolved to Cooperate with G5-Sahel to Face Security Challenges in Coastal Areas

Morocco is resolved to strengthen its cooperation with the G5-Sahel countries to develop coastal zones and take up the serious security challenges facing the area. The statement was made by the Head of the Moroccan Government, Saâd Dine El Othmani, upon arrival Wednesday in Nouakchott to represent Morocco at the coordination conference of the partners […]

Somalia’s new law ‘nullifies’ ‘illegal’ Ethiopia-Somaliland port-access deal

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has signed a law that “nullifies” the contentious memorandum of understanding between Ethiopia and a breakaway Somaliland region in a largely symbolic move expressing his government’s displeasure over the deal to grant port access. As part of the deal that was announced on 1 January, the landlocked Ethiopia will gain […]

Sahel instability threatens to turn Burkina Faso’s gold boom to bust

The impoverished citizens of Burkina Faso have missed out on a gold mining boom over the last decade, as the West African country loses territory to Islamist militants and lurches from coup to coup, threatening to turn the boom to bust. As the fourth largest gold producer in Africa, Burkina Faso has been in the […]