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Spain Saves 19 Algerian Migrants in Mediterranean

Spanish rescue service said Monday it has saved 19 migrants from Algeria as they were attempting to cross the Mediterranean onboard a small boat. Two days earlier, Spain rescued 57 migrants at sea on Saturday as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean towards Europe from Morocco. Spain has become the new backdoor to Europe following […]

Moroccan Istiqlal party urges Spain’s PP to clarify its position on Sahara autonomy

Amid improving Moroccan-Spanish ties, Spain’s PP party chose to swim against the current, extending an invitation to members of the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group. The hostile stands of the PP party, which runs the occupied cities of Ceuta and Melillia, triggered a letter from the Istiqlal party urging a clear stand on the Sahara issue. […]

Côte d’Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara reverses his decision, enters presidential race

The outgoing Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara announced on Thursday his candidacy for a third term in the presidential election to be held next October. He had initially said he would not stand for re-election, leaving his runner-up Amadou Gon Coulibaly to wear the colors of the ruling Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP). […]