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France agrees to pull troops from Burkina Faso, UNHCR warns of vacuum in Sahel

France will withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within a month in response to the request from the junta-ruled Burkinabe government, the French foreign ministry said Wednesday, Jan.25. “According to the terms of the accord, the termination (of the 2018 agreement on the status of French armed forces present in the country) takes effect a […]

Côte d’Ivoire sentences 11 to life in prison for 2016 tourist resort jihadist attack

Eleven people have been sentenced to life in prison by a court in Côte d’Ivoire after being convicted of carrying out an Islamic extremist attack that killed 19 people and injured dozens more on a tourist beach in March 2016. Of the eleven defendants, all Malians, seven were not present in court to hear the […]

Alleged Member of Terror Cell behind Spain Attacks Arrested in Morocco

Moroccan security services arrested in the eastern city of Oujda an alleged member of the terrorist cell that committed the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils last Thursday and Friday. “A Moroccan linked to the terrorist cell that committed the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils was arrested,” reported the Spanish news website Vozpopuli, citing police sources. […]