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Libya: Foreign mercenaries recruited for Haftar by Security Company

Mercenaries linked to Frontier Services Group, a security company based in Iraq and UAE, have been fighting on the side of military commander Khalifa Haftar whose forces have launched an offensive to seize the Libyan capital of Tripoli. Under a secret deal, Frontier Service Group, run by American Businessman Erik Prince, had recently flown private […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Trial of suspects of 2016 attack starts next week

Eighteen people arrested in connection with the 2016 attack in Grand-Bassam that caused the death of 19 people will stand trial next week on charges of ‘acts of terrorism in association with a collective organization’, reports say. Three young assailants stormed Etoile du Sud hotel in the seaside resort, some 40 kilometers east of Côte […]

Morocco: Elections campaign kicked off on Thursday

The campaign for the legislative, regional and local elections scheduled to take place on September 8 kicked off on Thursday (00H00), marking the beginning of an important step towards the consolidation of democratic practice in Morocco.   The campaign, which will end on Tuesday, September 7 at midnight, is an opportunity for the 32 political […]