The junta-leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will hold their first ever joint summit this weekend. The “Alliance of Sahel States” meeting will be held in Niger’s capital Niamey. In mid-May, the foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger agreed in Niamey on a draft text creating the confederation, which the heads of states are expected to adopt at Saturday’s summit. The three countries, which have faced deadly jihadist violence, also aim to create a common currency.
France, Belgium and Spain reiterated their support for the ongoing pollical and economic relationship with Morocco. The various statements from
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura arrived in Algeria for talks with the Polisario Front, a pro-independence movement for Western Sahara,
Hundreds of Tunisians rallied in Tunis on Friday, protesting against what they describe as increasing repression ahead of Sunday’s
The Moroccan government has announced plans to spend 2.5 billion dirhams ($260 million) on relief efforts in the wake
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