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UNHCR: Sahel violence displaces more than 700,000 in Burkina Faso

In 12 months, Sahel violence has displaced more than 700,000 in Burkina Faso, UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR reported. In Burkina Faso, the latest attacks by militants on civilians and local authorities have been forcing a daily average of more than 4,000 people to flee their homes and search for safety since January 1. So far, […]

French Foreign Minister pays short visit to Rabat

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian paid a short visit to Rabat Thursday for talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Talks focused on different aspects of bilateral relations, said MAP with giving any further details. During his latest trip to Morocco in June, Jean-Yves Le Drian had discussed with Moroccan officials the high-level French-Moroccan […]

Algeria’s Lebanon-based Sonatrach subsidiary mired in corruption, adulterated fuel

A court in Lebanon has ordered the arrest of 17 people, including the Chief of Sonatrach Petroleum (SPC), a subsidiary of Algeria’s state-run oil company, on corruption and supply of adulterated fuel charges. Judge Ghada Aoun, prosecutor at Mont-Liban court of appeal, ordered the arrest after state-run Electricity of Lebanon (EDL) lodged early this month […]