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Morocco to Team up with Spain, Portugal to Host 2026 World Cup

Morocco reportedly asked Spain and Portugal to team up to organize the 2026 World Cup in a counter-bid challenge to competitors in North America: the US, Canada and Mexico. This joint candidacy is likely to gain support giving the symbolic act of organizing a world tournament between Africa and Europe in a context where Trump’s […]

Putin, Mali’s Goita discuss Niger crisis amid Western fears of growing Russian influence in Sahel

Mali’s military leader and interim president, Assimi Goita, had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about the escalating situation in Niger, amid growing concerns in the West that Africa’s latest coup undermines its influence while presenting an opportunity to expand Russia’s presence in the West African region. The Kremlin said Mali’s […]

Libya: International community condemns ISIS’s actions, Libyan factions prepare quick responses

The international community voiced consternation Sunday over the beheading of 12 people by ISIS in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte and France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.S. and the U.K. condemned the terrorist group’s acts as “barbaric” in a joint statement. following the beheading of 12 local militiamen fighting ISIL in the city of […]