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Mali: five people killed in rare attack near capital Bamako

Armed men Monday (2 January) attacked a civil defense post in a small southwest town in Mali in what was a rare attack near the capital Bamako, killing five people, Mali’s security ministry has said. The ministry said in a statement Tuesday (3 January) the unidentified armed individuals attacked the defense post in the town […]

Nouakchott in Danger of Being Swallowed by the Sea

Climate change is taking a toll on Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott coupled with rising sea levels, lack of sanitation and rising population growth, Alex Duval Smith wrote for the Guardian from Nouakchott. “Much of the city is at or below sea level, protected from the ocean only by an eroding dune,” deplored Smith who recommended moving […]

Nigeria–Morocco gas pipeline on track despite delays-official

The Nigeria–Morocco gas pipeline, a $25 billion project aimed at linking West African gas supplies to Morocco and Europe, is progressing despite repeated delays to its final investment decision, Morocco’s hydrocarbons chief said. “We are confident,” Amina Benkhadra, director general of Morocco’s hydrocarbons and mines agency (ONHYM), said in an interview with Jeune Afrique, highlighting […]