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Senegal: Russia denies accusation of support for opposition candidate

The Russian embassy in Dakar has denied and lambasted accusations by President Macky Sall’s entourage alleging that Moscow is planning to channel funds to Ousmane Sonko, one of the serious challengers to the outgoing president in the Feb.24 elections. The Russian mission in a press statement said the allegations circulated by Head of Senegalese expatriates […]

Somaliland courts U.S. with Red Sea base and minerals in bid for recognition

Somaliland’s new president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, is offering the United States access to a strategic military base near the Red Sea and critical mineral resources, including lithium, in exchange for formal diplomatic recognition. The breakaway region, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has yet to receive international recognition despite decades of stability and democratic […]

Sahara: Cyprus, Serbia & Romania support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Cyprus foreign minister Ioannis Kasoulides has voiced his country’s support to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting solution to the Sahara conflict. At a joint press briefing held Wednesday in Marrakech with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition against Daech, Mr. Kasoulides said […]