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Armed terrorists killed at least 11 civilians on Friday night in the village of Siéwali, Kombori commune, located in the province of Kossi, in north-west Burkina Faso, near the Malian border. In the North of Benin, near the border with Burkina Faso, a Beninese police officer was killed in an attack on a post during […]
The UN is the only organization entitled to broker a settlement of the Sahara issue, said Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat in a statement that confirms AU’s new-found neutrality in the regional conflict. Moussa Faki Mahamat recalled resolution 639 of the African Union in Nouakchott, which remedied the organization’s past […]
The Moroccan southern city of Dakhla is hosting the 6th edition of the “Sahraouiya” event or Women Challenge for Solidarity, with the participation of over 100 women of various nationalities, representing more than 50 women’s associations. The event, held under the high patronage of King Mohammed VI from Feb.6 to 15, is considered as […]
In Cameroon, polls closed on Sunday in an election overshadowed by a partial opposition boycott and separatist violence that displaced hundreds of thousands in the region. The elections were the first in seven years after two postponements and reports indicate a poor turnout. The main opposition party, the Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon (MRC), […]
French soldiers killed more than 30 Islamist militants in Mali in three separate operations targeting al Qaeda and Islamic State-linked groups. According to France’s armed forces, soldiers of the French Barkhane force killed about 20 militants and destroyed several vehicles in the Gourma region. In the Liptako region, a stronghold of Islamic State, 10 more […]
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita renewed on Sunday in Addis Ababa, his country’s firm attachment to the United Nations as the exclusive framework for finding a solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue. This regional conflict is in the hands of the UN which “remains the sole framework for finding a solution to this dispute in […]
Burkina Faso will be the next state to open a diplomatic representation in the Moroccan Sahara region, as part of an African push to show support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the southern territory. Burkina Faso will thus be the seventh state to open a consulate in the Sahara after Comoros, Gambia, Gabon, […]
Morocco was crowned Friday Africa’s Champion in indoor football, winning the 2020 Futsal African Cup of Nations for the second time in a row. They defeated Egypt’s Pharaohs in the final of the tournament 5-0 Friday evening in the Moroccan Sahara city of Laayoune. The Atlas Lions, holder of the AFCON 2016, will now focus […]
The 11th edition of the international “Marrakech Security Forum” began proceedings Friday to debate Africa’s stability and the challenge of terrorism and global threats, with the participation of more than 150 senior civil, military and security officials, leaders of international organizations, and African, American, European and Asian experts. Debates during this 2020 forum will focus […]
The UAE’s Khalifa Fund for Business Development has provided about $10 million in financial support to Burkina Faso to create 50,000 jobs for the youth in the West African nation. The agreement was signed by the president of the Khalifa Fund, Hussain Jasim Al Nowais, and the Burkinabe minister in charge of youth, Salfo Tiemtoré. […]