Israel’s direct negotiations with Hamas denied

A report published on Sunday by Al-Resalah, a Hamas website, claiming that Israeli officials are bypassing the Egyptians to directly negotiate with Hamas for a ceasefire agreement lasting 5-10years has been refuted by an Israeli official although an official statement is yet to be released. The report stated that Hamas is unpleased with Egypt’s handling […]

Senegal adopts national Strategy against illegal migration

Senegal adopted Thursday July 27 a national strategy to curb illegal migration (SNLMI). The strategy is made of five pillars namely prevention, border management, repression and return and rehabilitation of migrants, Interior Minister Antoine Félix Diome indicated. The prevention will encompass employment of youth and financing of youth initiatives. The repression will hunt down traffickers […]

Three messages Algeria sends through arrest of Boualem Sansal

The arrest of novelist Boualem Sansal took place three months ago against the backdrop of worsening ties between Algeria and France, following Paris recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Through this arrest, the Algerian regime sent three messages to Sansal, France and Algerians, wrote former French ambassador Xavier Driencourt. In his first op-ed on […]