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West African mining companies deploy surveillance drones as gold rush intensifies conflicts

Gold mining companies across West Africa are turning to aerial surveillance technology to combat escalating incursions by artisanal miners, as record gold prices above $3,300 per ounce fuel increasingly violent confrontations at corporate mining sites, Reuters reported. At Gold Fields’ Tarkwa mine in southwestern Ghana, drone operators recently detected suspicious activity, leading a 15-person response […]

Algeria shuts down Saudi Al Arabiya channel

Algeria has retrieved the accreditation of the Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya channel, claiming it airs fake news. The Algerian Ministry of Communication said in a statement the move was motivated by “the non-respect by this channel of the rules of professional ethics” and “its recourse to disinformation and manipulation.” It is unclear what the fake […]

Sahara: Humanitarian aid diversion by Algeria, Polisario officially referred to European Parliament

The issue of the diversion by Algeria and the Polisario of the European Union’s humanitarian aid destined to to the Tindouf camps populations has been officially referred to the European Parliament’s Committee on Development (DEVE) on Thursday. At a hearing of the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, held at the European Parliament in […]