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Algeria, France and Mali are said to have reached a secret deal under which they will grant asylum to Al Qaeda and other terrorists in return for laying down arms, the Middle East Eye reported. The media cited an Algerian security source who asked not to be named. The news came after the “surrender” of […]
Algerian newspaper El Watan on Monday reported the arrest of more than a hundred jihadists in southern Algeria, including several members of Ansar Eddine group, a news confirming that Algeria remains a rear-base for terrorists and separatists roaming in the Sahara and Sahel zones. The newspaper, citing Algerian security sources, said there are 105 Malian […]
“The group that claimed responsibility for the killing of four US and four Nigerian soldiers in Western Niger last October is led by Polisario member Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, a well-known figure in regional jihadist circles,” the voice of America reported. “Al-Sahrawi is a longtime veteran of the West African sub-region with deep networks in […]
An Algerian court Tuesday sentenced several nationals from Liberia, Mali and Guinea for their involvement in espionage operations for Israel, Anadolu Agency reported. A Liberian national of Lebanese origin was handed death sentence. Seven other defendants from Mali and Guinea were given 10 years in jail each for espionage for Israel, the Turkish news agency […]
Following the example of Guinea, Mali has summoned its Ambassador to Algiers to express its rejection of the ill-treatment of Sub-Saharan migrants by Algerian authorities. In total, some 1440 Malians underwent arbitrary expulsions and were abandoned in harsh conditions by Algerian authorities between January and March 2018. In a comment to the BBC, Mali’s Foreign […]
Mali, which struggles with separatism at home, has openly expressed support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative to end the Sahara conflict. “The autonomy plan has been deemed serious and credible by several UN resolutions”, said Malian Foreign Minister Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly after talks in Rabat with his Moroccan peer, Nasser Bourita. He said the autonomy plan […]
International NGOs and rights watchdogs continue to deplore Algeria’s meagre record in respecting migrants’ rights as the North African country continues its black manhunt, summarily deporting thousands of Sub-Saharan migrants and asylum seekers in harsh conditions. “People who have been deported from Algeria earlier this month, stated they were detained in makeshift camps for a […]
Morocco and Mali signed five cooperation agreements covering transport, logistics and employment as the two countries continue to build on the momentum ushered by two Royal visits to Bamako in 2013 and 2014. The agreements were signed in Rabat Thursday at a ceremony co-chaired by Head of the Moroccan government, Saad Eddine El Othmani and […]
Algerian authorities have been rounding up sub-Saharan Africans in and around Algiers and have deported more than 3,000 to Niger since August 25, 2017, without giving them an opportunity to challenge their expulsion, Human Rights Watch said. Those expelled include migrants who have lived and worked for years in Algeria, pregnant women, families with newborn […]
Armed rivals in northern Mali reached a landmark truce enabling the return of a state governor to the desert city of Kidal for the first time since 2014. The return of the state’s representative came after the main warring rivals, the Coordination of Azawad Movements (MNLA), a coalition of Tuareg separatists, and the pro-government militia […]