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Algeria loses bid to sway Spain on Sahara, renews friendship pact

Algeria has renewed its 2002 treaty of friendship and neighborliness with Spain, ending a prolonged diplomatic standoff that failed to secure any change in Madrid’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced the reactivation of the treaty this week following talks in Algiers with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, […]

Polisario guilty of car trafficking in Algeria, impunity for traffickers

A group of Polisario militia leaders was found guilty of trafficking more than 3000 used cars from Spain and selling them illegally in Algeria, Algerian media said.   The Polisario leaders however were not indicted despite the fact that they were the main culprits who imported the cars from Spain.   Algerian independent Media, Algerie […]

Chadian journalists face serious charges over alleged ties to Russia’s Wagner Group

Three Chadian journalists remain in pre-trial custody after being arrested earlier this month on charges of colluding with Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group, prompting warning about the government’s “broader crackdown” on critical voices in the landlocked Sahel country. The journalists, including Radio France Internationale’s Chad correspondent Olivier Monodji, are accused of espionage, conspiracy, and undermining Chad’s […]