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African Cup of Nations 2025 exposes surge in conspiracy theories within some federations

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has not only showcased Morocco’s organizational success but also exposed a growing surge of conspiracy‑driven narratives among certain African football federations. What began as made-up complaints escalated into a pattern of unverified accusations, particularly from Senegal, Egypt, and Algeria, even as Morocco received international praise for its hosting standards. […]

Senegal takes over leadership of AU Security and Peace Council in July

Senegal is assuming this July 2023 the presidency of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council, the country’s Foreign ministry has announced. “After holding the presidency of the African Union (2022-2023), Senegal is again honored to assume, for the month of July, that of the Peace and Security Council of the continental organization”, the […]

U.S. Algeria Hold Consultations on Nuclear Smuggling, Border Security

Officials from the United States and Algeria held a meeting in Algiers this February 10-11 to consult on ways to strengthen their cooperation in struggle against nuclear smuggling, the U.S. State Department announced in a press release. The discussions that furthered a first round of bilateral consultations initiated in January 2012 also addressed border security. […]