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Covid-19 vaccination: Morocco reaches 3 million milestone

Morocco has deepened the gap with the rest of Africa and became one of the top countries with the largest vaccinated population after it has inoculated 3.1 million people. This milestone was achieved thanks to sustained efforts and early work to obtain vaccines. So far, Morocco received enough vaccines for 4 million people, with a […]

Burkina Faso Votes Law Backing Vigilantes Fighting Jihadists

A majority of lawmakers in Burkina Faso voted a new law providing for extending funding and training to local vigilantes in response to the growing firepower of jihadist groups in the Sahel nation. Vigilante groups called koglweogo – “guardians of the bush” in the Moore language – will be the first beneficiaries of the fund. […]

DR Congo: despite upbeat rhetoric, EAC troops fail to rein in M23 rebels

The East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) troops set up in 2022 to thwart the advance of insurgents, and most notably the armed group M23, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has since December 2022 been proclaiming progress, but on the ground, the rebels are still present and still attacking civilians. Created five […]