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Nouakchott Chides Paris for Welcoming Regime’s Staunch Opponent Biram

Mauritanian authorities have severely protested against Francois Hollande’s office after Paris received anti-slavery activist and former presidential candidate Biram Dah Abeid who has vowed to bring down President Mouhamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s regime. Foreign Minister Ould Ahmed Izilbih Friday, at a meeting with Thomas Melonio, Francois Hollande’s adviser on African affairs, expressed Nouakchott’s discontent over […]

Ukraine FM heads to Africa to rally support against Russia, as Mali cuts ties with Kyiv

Ukraine’s top diplomat has kicked off a three-country tour of Africa aiming to expand ties with the region that is increasingly looking toward Moscow, in a bid to drum up support for Ukraine’s military and diplomatic efforts in its ongoing conflict with Russia. The visit comes as Mali’s junta government announced on Sunday (4 August) […]

Obama Urged to Build on Alliance with Morocco to Face Challenges in North Africa, Sahel

In the days preceding the meeting to be held next Friday in the White House between President Barack Obama and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, several influential legislators, diplomats, analysts and commentators have called on the U.S. president to seize the opportunity of this encounter to build on the USA’s historic alliance with Morocco. The Congressional […]