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Nantes confronts slave trade legacy through groundbreaking memorial

The French port city of Nantes is facing its complex historical role in the Atlantic slave trade through one of Europe’s most significant commemorative sites. As France’s largest slave-trading port in the 18th century and Europe’s fourth-largest overall, the city’s maritime prosperity came at an immense human cost. The Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery […]

Egypt: Fighter jet crashes during drill

The Egyptian army announced Sunday that a fighter jet crashed during training on Sunday because of a technical error. Army spokesman Gharib Abdel Hafez said the pilot and mate survived the crash. The official did not provide more details on the type of aircraft. The Egyptian army lost several aircraft in similar incidents in the […]

Morocco: BCIJ arrests ISIS supporter in coordination with intelligence services and U.S. law enforcement agencies

Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) arrested a 24-year-old ISIS supporter in Sale, Rabat’s twin city, Thursday. The suspect was plotting terror acts across Morocco and had connections with another ISIS member, the BCIJ said in a statement released Friday evening. This arrest is the result of bilateral cooperation relations and close coordination between […]