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From job offers to war zones: how Russia is recruiting and sacrificing young Africans in Ukraine

Russia’s war in Ukraine has taken on a disturbing new dimension, as media reports confirm that hundreds of young African men are being lured, coerced, or tricked into fighting on the front lines for the Kremlin. Marketed with promises of stable employment, education, or fast-track Russian citizenship, many are instead funneled into combat roles with […]

Mozambique struggling to stem insurgency in troubled Cabo Delgado

Islamist militants in the Mozambique’s northern Nampula province have killed six people, all by beheading, abducted three others and set dozens of houses on fire, Mozambique’s president confirmed, warning that the Islamist militant movement is spreading to new territory despite efforts by government and regional forces to contain it. Speaking live on national radio Wednesday […]

Morocco’s 2021 draft budget to keep jobs, spur coronavirus hit economy

In accordance with Royal guidance, the government has elaborated a draft budget that provides for special measures to keep jobs, promote youth employment, generalize health insurance and reform civil service. The government, which examined the draft budget in its council, said in a statement that priority is attached to shoring up the economy through offering […]