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Leader of the Islamic State of the Great Sahara captured in northern Mali

A man described as a “high-ranking fighter of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara” (EIGS) has been captured by French forces in Mali, in a joint Nigerien-French operation against the group’s militants. Dadi Ould Chouaib, also known as Abou Dardar, was arrested on June 11 in the flashpoint “tri-border” region between Niger, Mali and […]

Mauritania-WB: nearly $5 million earmarked to preserve the environment

The Mauritanian government received nearly $5 million from the World Bank to back up its environmental protection and ecosystem preservation policy. The donation worth $4.8 million was given by the World Bank’s world Funds for environmental protection. The donation related agreement was signed last week in Nouakchott by the World Bank permanent resident in Mauritania […]

Libya : UAE and Egypt behind unidentified Libyan airstrike, US officials

Despite Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) refuting allegations that they are involved in the airstrikes by unidentified warplanes, U.S officials have stated that the two countries were behind the attacks. Libya suffered two separate air strikes in the past couple of days. Their targets were the Islamists. Cairo has always warned that it […]