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Mali: Intercommunity reconciliation forum in Niono

A forum on intercommunity reconciliation opened on Thursday in Niono, a town in the Segou region, in the center of the country. Four ministers and several hundred people were invited to take part in the discussions aimed at easing tensions between the various communities, including the traditional Dozo hunters on the one hand and the […]

Africa marks International Women’s Day vowing to further reduce gender inequality

African countries on Friday (8 March) marked the International Women’s Day by reflecting on the plight of millions of women across the continent, with leaders pledging to reduce gender inequality by empowering women to participate more in the economic sphere and in politics. The 8 March is commemorated globally as International’s Women Day, a day […]

Algeria Takes Military Action against AQIM

Algerian military forces have launched lately a large scale combing campaign targeting Islamist militants groups operating in the Boumerdes-Tizi-Ouzou-Bouira triangle, stronghold of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and its affiliates. This campaign comes as the international community braces for military action to dislodge the radical Islamist forces occupying northern Mali after a coup in […]