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France Seeks UN Authorization for Counterterrorism Military Action in Sahel

France has asked the UN Security Council to authorize the deployment by five African countries- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – of a special counterterrorism force of 5,000 troops for the Sahel region. Presidents of the five countries — Niger, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania — agreed in February to set up […]

AU Commission: Four candidates vying to succeed Moussa Faki

The candidates vying to succeed Moussa Faki Mahamat as head of the African Union Commission are now known. There are four candidates ready to take over from the Chadian, who will reach the end of his two mandates early next year. The four candidates come from the East of the continent, in line with the […]

Final Curtain Falls on Composition of Moroccan Government Saga

The list of ministers of the new cabinet led by the PJD’s Saad Eddine EL Othmani has been greenlighted by King Mohammed VI at the Royal Place in Rabat on Wednesday, ending a post-electoral deadlock that left Morocco without a government for six months. EL Othmani was appointed head of Government on March 17, in […]