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Mali: Seven UN peacekeepers wounded in IED attack

Seven soldiers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were wounded last Saturday after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off under their convoy, the mission said.   The roadside IED exploded as the convoy went over it 34 kilometers north of the town of Douentza, Mopti Region. No one claimed […]

Diplomats accredited to Laayoune wish closer economic cooperation with Morocco

Heads of consular missions accredited to Laayoune expressed, on Thursday, their respective countries’ wish to boost economic cooperation and further expand investment opportunities with Morocco. Consuls of several African and Arab countries in Laayoune underlined the need to upgrade the strong political and diplomatic relations with the Kingdom to the level of a strategic partnership. […]

Senegal, Guinea Bissau set up joint committee to sort out border issues

Senegal and Guinea Bissau set up a 26-member joint committee to iron out by 2025 the lingering border issues between the two countries. “It is a joint committee of twenty-six members that must carry out what is called reaffirmation of our borders,” said Vice-Admiral Ibrahima Wade, Chairman of Senegal’s National Border Management Commission. “This commission […]