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Sahara: UN Envoy Staffan de Mistura expected Saturday in Rabat on new tour to region

UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura will start a new tour to the region with a visit to Morocco this Saturday for talks with Moroccan officials to advance the UN-led political process on the Sahara. The announcement was made Friday by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General during his daily press briefing. “I have […]

Tunisia: Forty migrants, including infants, die in boat tragedy off Tunisian coast

At least forty migrants, among them infants, died after a boat bound for Europe capsized off the coast of Mahdia in central Tunisia on Wednesday, October 22. According to Mahdia court spokesman Walid Charbi, Tunisian naval units rescued around thirty survivors from the vessel, which was carrying migrants largely from sub-Saharan Africa. Authorities have launched […]

Jihadist Assaults Hit Industrial Heartland in Western Mali as Kayes Factories Burn

Several industrial facilities in Mali’s western Kayes region were attacked on Sunday, January 11, as suspected jihadists linked to al-Qaeda expanded their campaign from fuel blockades to direct strikes on economic infrastructure. According to reports published this Monday, three factories producing cement, lime and plaster — owned by Malian and Indian businessmen — were targeted […]