First Independent Mena Newspaper
The fight against slavery in Mauritania “is a constant and irreversible priority” of the authorities, said Wednesday in Nouakchott a senior Mauritanian state official, during a rare authorized meeting on this topic in the country. “The hand of the government is extended to all forums and tribunes, in the legality and the rejection of extremism […]
France’s army said Monday that its anti-jihadist force in Mali had killed a senior Algerian member of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Yahia Djouadi, who was responsible for finance and logistics. Djouadi, also known as Abu Ammar al-Jazairi, was killed overnight from February 25 to 26. “On the night of February 25-26, the Barkhane […]
After a working dinner at the Élysée Palace attended by some thirty African and European leaders, France, its European partners and Canada announced on Thursday, February 17, the withdrawal of military forces from Mali after nine years of military intervention against jihadists. Some 2,500 to 3,000 French soldiers will remain deployed in the Sahel after […]
These statements, made last night on France 5, come a few hours after a video conference meeting of European foreign ministers and on the eve of a meeting between Emmanuel Macron and three of his Sahelian counterparts: Niger’s Mohamed Bazoum, Chad’s Mahamat Idriss Déby and Mauritania’s Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. “The President of the Republic wanted […]
Head of Moroccan government, Aziz Akhannouch, is taking part in the first high-level summit dedicated to the ocean, which opened Friday in Brest, northwest of France, to strengthen international cooperation in combating illegal fishing, decarburizing shipping, and reducing plastic pollution in high seas. Akhannouch was greeted by President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival at the […]
Following the decision of the Malian authorities to expel the French ambassador in Bamako, the French government spokesman, Gabriel Attal, said on Tuesday that the “situation cannot remain as it is”. According to him, Paris and its European allies are giving themselves until mid-February to rethink their military device in Mali. Gabriel Attal said that […]
The French ambassador, Joël Meyer, has 72 hours to leave Mali. The government’s statement was just read on ORTM, the national television station: “This decision follows the hostile and outrageous remarks” made “recently” by Jean-Yves Le Drian and the “recurrence of such remarks by the French authorities with regard to the Malian authorities, despite the […]
France-based international media protection organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued Wednesday a stark report about the state of media in Tunisia as it warns against “risk of diluting the achievements of the revolution”. In the report titled “Journalism in Tunisia: the hour of truth”, the NGO, stressed that “journalism in Tunisia is at a turning […]
An online petition has been launched by an activist resident in France, Esther Dahan, against the granting of political asylum in France to the anti-Semitic couple “Dounia and Adnane Filali”. This couple, active on social networks, creates false controversies with hateful, racist, anti-Semitic and malicious speeches. This petition was posted online via the change.org platform […]
France’s ministry of Foreign affairs Thursday called on French nationals in Tunisia and holidaymakers to be on the alert over a high level of terror risk in the North African country. “As a reminder, the risk of an attack being high, French residents or visitors abroad are asked to be as vigilant as possible,” the […]