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Tunisia refuses to become Europe’s ‘Border Guard’ to curb illegal migration

Nancy Faeser and Gerald Darmanin respectively German and French Interior ministers arrived Sunday in Tunisia for meetings with Tunisian authorities few days after the North African country said it will not allow itself to become a border control agent for other nations, amid the migration crisis facing both Tunisia and European Union States. The arrival […]

Mauritania faces fresh produce shortage due to Polisario banditry

As the Polisario militias continue blocking the free flow of commercial traffic on the Guerguarat border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania, food markets in Nouakchott are suffering from an acute shortage in vegetables and fruits. Morocco is Mauritania’s main supplier of fresh produce and the provocations of the Polisario caused many trucks to return to […]

Algeria football federation loses CAS card, braces for CAF sanctions

As was expected, the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS has rejected a request by the Algerian football federation to annul a decision by the African football federation (CAF) following the Morocco map saga. CAF has declared that the RS Berkane qualifies to the final of the African football federation cup after the USMA- an […]