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Middle East tensions cast shadow over fragile African regions

As the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates, security analysts warn of potential destabilization in already volatile regions of Africa, particularly the Horn of Africa and the Sahel. Though both countries have limited economic and diplomatic presence in Africa, their regional entanglements and alliances could produce indirect but serious consequences. Hendrik Maihack of Germany’s Friedrich […]

French MPs urge Macron to make a stand on Sahara issue

A group of 94 members of the French parliament sent a letter to President Macron urging him to make a stand in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory as part of effort to restore an African-French foreign policy in demise. The letter, published on Le Figaro inter alia, noted the erosion of French […]

Mauritania hosting President Bashir despite international arrest warrant

The one-day 4th Summit of the Pan-African Agency for the Great Green Belt held in Mauritania this Monday with the participation of several African Heads of State concerned by the desert encroachment has reignited the debate over the arrest of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. President Omar Al-Bashir arrived, Sunday, in Mauritanian capital city Nuakchott, leading […]