Lebanon Anti-government demonstration called off, PM threatens to step down

Isolated Tunisia tilts closer to Iran’s orbit

Tunisia’s president seems to be courting Iran, in a shift that risks further isolating the cash-strapped country. Once an advocate of the two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Tunisia under president Kais Saeid has made a U-turn surfing on the anti-Jewish rhetoric of its mentor Algeria and following a foreign policy current that threw it […]

Mauritania: MSF Warns Against Malnutrition of Malian Refugees in Mbera Camp

The international humanitarian organisation “Médecins Sans Frontières” (MSF) has warned lately against the increasing risk of malnutrition of Malian refugees in Mbera Camp, Mauritania, following the cancellation of monthly food rations. Faced with plummeting financial resources, the World Food Program (WFP) has failed to provide the necessary food assistance to the 49,500 Malian refugees for […]

Mali: Germany set to withdraw its troops by 2024, as Islamic State conquers key town

Germany is counting on nine to 12 months to withdraw its soldiers from Mali, just as jihadists affiliated to Islamic State group have made a significant advance to take Tidermene in the southeastern part of the country, further isolating the regional capital Menaka. Germany’s withdrawal was imposed by the new realities of the West African […]