Libyan HoR

Algeria’s outburst over UK’s Sahara stance exposes its role as genuine party to the conflict

Algeria’s vehement reaction to the United Kingdom’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan in Western Sahara has done more than express diplomatic discontent. It laid bare Algiers’ transformation from a behind-the-scenes sponsor and host of the Polisario militias to the undisguised principal actor in the decades-old territorial dispute. In a statement laced with indignation, Algeria’s foreign […]

Bridging the gap: multibillion-dollar FASA fund to finance agri-SMEs in Africa

Norway, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States have officially launched a multi-donor “fund of funds”, known as FASA, whose aim is to address the financing challenges faced by agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises (agri-SMEs) across Africa. Over the next 10 years, the “Financing for Agricultural Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa” Fund, […]

Mali: Army reports arrest of Islamic State-affiliated group leader

Mali’s security forces said they have arrested two individuals in a special operation, one of whom is a prominent and leading figure in the Islamic State group’s Sahel branch. Malian army, which has been fighting an Islamist insurgency for years, has also reported that several fighters from the terrorist group were killed on Saturday (4 […]