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Tunisian court hands capital punishments to five following 2020 deadly tribal confrontations

The court of First Instance of the coastal city of Gabes, condemned Wednesday five people to capital punishments, a sixth person to life imprisonment, all of them charged with premeditated murder and possession of a firearm without a permit during a 2020 confrontation between two tribes in Ain skhouna, South of Tunisia. December 12, 2020, […]

Burkina Faso rally calls for ‘sovereignty’ without France, endorses junta in power

Several thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday (28 January) in support of the ruling junta, a few days after the confirmation of the departure of France special forces from the country by February. Packing Nation Square in central Ouagadougou, demonstrators held signs bearing slogans including “Down with imperialism,” “Down with French […]

Spanish, Moroccan relations strong against all odds

Morocco and Spain managed in recent years to upgrade their bilateral relations into a comprehensive strategic partnership that covers security and migration cooperation along with economic and cultural ones. “Spain is Morocco’s first trading partner as the two countries are bound by exemplary cooperation,” the Moroccan and Spanish foreign ministries said in a joint statement […]