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Mali: ECOWAS proposes a crisis exit plan

An ECOWAS delegation was on a mission in Mali to try to defuse the political crisis in the country. But the crisis exit plan of the experts of the West African organization was not accepted by the opposition, which demands the resignation of  President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. The mission recommended the formation of a government […]

Algeria: President Sacks Internal Security Chief amid Cocaine Seizure Scandal

The head of the Algerian national security service (DGSN) Abdelghani Hamel has been fired and replaced by Mustapha El-Habiri, head of civil protection directorate, as investigations on the recent seizure of 700 kg of cocaine in Oran port drags foot. A presidential decree Tuesday announced Hamel’s dismissal without giving any reasons behind the move. However, […]

Why Algerian regime opens Tindouf camps to Hezbollah?

A delegation from Hezbollah, Iran’s backed Lebanese Shia group, posing as Syrian religious leaders, visited lately the Polisario-controlled Tindouf Camps, southern Algeria. The visit has triggered security alarms among American and European counter-terrorism agencies as the move confirms the links between the Algeria-backed Polisario militia and the Iranian proxies seeking to expand to North Africa […]