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Somalia: two al-Shabaab militants, incl. top commander, killed in US drone strike

One of al-Shabaab’s top commanders, Mohamed Mire, was killed in a drone strike in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle Region, the military group has said, blaming the United States for the killing. It comes as the US military confirmed on Thursday (26 December) it carried out an airstrike on 24 December in the south of the Horn […]

Algeria’s last-minute maneuvers expose diplomatic isolation

Algeria’s frantic diplomatic activity ahead of the UN Security Council vote on the Sahara issue underscores a growing sense of vulnerability as international consensus builds up around Morocco’s autonomy plan. Belgium and Poland have become the latest EU nations to back Morocco’s autonomy plan ahead of the UN vote, amid signals from Washington of an […]

Former Spanish PM Rodriguez Zapatero urges Sahrawis to be realistic

The Sahrawi Movement for Peace, a movement promoted by dissidents of the Polisario, commemorated the first anniversary of its creation by organizing an online conference on Wednesday, April 21 in Laayoune, and former Spanish Prime Minister, the socialist José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, was once again the guest of honor of the event. Taking the floor, […]