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France bans adoption of Burkinabe children as ties with Ouagadougou deteriorate

France’s Foreign ministry has suspended all international adoption procedures concerning children habitually resident in Burkina Faso by any person residing in France, “Sputnik” reports. “This measure does not apply “to procedures that have given rise, on the date of publication of this order, to a relationship by the Burkinabe Central Authority for the implementation of […]

Senegal: short election campaign in full swing for delayed presidential vote on 24 March

Campaigning for the upcoming presidential election is in full swing in Senegal, as the country’s voters will head to the polls this Sunday (24 March), in which as many as 93 candidates, including six women, initially declared their intent to run. But this year, the total of 19 presidential candidates that were ultimately confirmed, were […]

Spain denies Morocco had spied on its leaders

The Spanish presidency has dismissed the allegations that Morocco had spied on its Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez or carried hostile acts against Spain. This came in a Spanish annual security report 2023 by its counter-espionage service which dedicated a large section to Morocco given the cooperation ties between the two countries in critical areas such […]