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Tindouf camps grapple with catastrophic coronavirus surge

The Algerian and Polisario militias have imposed a total blackout on the disastrous Covid-19 outbreak among those held against their will in Tindouf camps. After he tested positive for Covid-19, Polisario leader Ibrahim Ghali was rushed to Spain using an Algerian passport and a fake name while the thousands of Sahraouis held in the camps […]

Sahara: UNGA Reiterates Support for Political settlement Process

The UN General Assembly adopted, on Friday without a vote, a resolution approved by the 4th Committee last October, reiterating its support for the UN political process to settle the regional dispute over the Sahara. The resolution calls on all parties to cooperate fully with the UN Secretary-General to achieve a political solution to this […]

Somalia army, allies retake key al-Shabab stronghold as UN warns of refugee crisis

Somali government forces and allied militias, backed by the United States and African Union (AU), have recaptured a strategic town that the al-Shabab armed group had controlled for six years. Pro-government forces entered the town of Adan Yabal in Hirshabelle, about 220km northeast of the capital Mogadishu, after the al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters withdrew without resisting, President […]