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Senegal: over 100 migrants intercepted off coast as EU spends millions to curb illegal migration

A Senegalese patrol boat stopped the journey of 118 irregular migrants off the country’s coast earlier this week, as European countries are stepping up efforts to intercept migrants long before they get near their own shorelines, and Senegal, which restricts migration by boat, is part of the effort. The detention of the 118 would-be migrants […]

Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana urge Sahel States’ Alliance to rejoin ECOWAS

The presidents of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, and of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, jointly appealed Wednesday for Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to return to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), following their collective withdrawal in January. The three Sahelian nations formally severed ties with the regional bloc after mounting tensions. “I propose […]

Royal Navy foils drug trafficking operation, seizes over four tons of Chira

More than 7,000 psychotropic tablets seized in Fez, seven people arrested.       A Royal Navy unit patrolling in the Atlantic foiled on Thursday a drug trafficking operation off Assilah (northern Morocco) and seized 130 bundles of chira, weighing over 4 tons.   According to a military source, the seizure was operated after the […]