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Three West African coup-hit states ponder ditching French colonial currency

Junta leaders in the coup-hit West African countries have recently made headlines when they pushed for the ditching of the West African franc (CFA), a colonial-era legacy, though the desire to change the currency seems to not be uniform yet among the three juntas. Since the coup in Niger in July last year, fissures within […]

France: Presidential Front Runner Macron Pays Tribute to Brahim Bouarram, Killed by FN Supporters in 1995

Thousands of French nationals, including the presidential front runner Manuel Macron, Monday paid homage to Moroccan Brahim Bouarram, killed 22 years ago by members of the extreme rightist ‘Front National’ party. Bouarram was thrown into La Seine river in Paris in 1995 on May 1 by four supporters of the Front National, who were taking […]

Turkey: PKK to disarm by 21 March, Deputy PM Akdogan

Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan has called on the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) to disarm before or on 21 March and has urged imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan to renew his demand for disarmament despite acknowledging that the leader’s “role is being undermined by the organization from time to time.” The Turkish government and […]