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Niger: Three police officers killed in an attack in Maradi

Three Nigerien police officers lost their lives in an attack last Sunday by unidentified men, in Maradi region, South-West of the West African country, amid rising insecurity. “During the night of October 30 to 31, the border post of Dabira, in the commune of Madarounfa was attacked by armed bandits”, the country’s state-run news agency […]

Mauritania marks first peaceful transfer of power

The ruling party’s Mohamed Ould Ghazouani easily won Mauritania’s presidential elections marking a rare peaceful transfer of power in the African continent. Oul Ghazouani had secured 51.95% of the vote with counting completed in nearly all polling stations, the electoral commission data showed on Sunday. Ghazouani’s nearest rival, prominent anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid had […]

Death of Colombian drug baron exposes Polisario’s ties to international drug trafficking gangs

The death of Iván Roberto Duque, aka Ernesto Baez, a Colombian warlord with links to drug trafficking networks, exposed deals between the Polisario separatist group and drug barons in Medellin worth millions of dollars. After the passing away of Ernesto Baez, some of his companions could finally freely express their minds. A relative of Baez […]