South Africa has firmly opposed Morocco’s potential BRICS membership, citing concerns over its influence within the bloc. The three-day summit gathered leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa to discuss expansion and other global issues. Bloomberg reports that South African officials have expressed strong opposition to including Morocco or Nigeria. The stance is tied to tensions between South Africa and Morocco over the Western Sahara dispute, a longstanding source of friction.
Libyan writer and politician Samir Shegwara has been arrested on national security charges after publishing documents that allegedly link Libya’
Drastic funding cuts at the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), triggered by the Trump administration, have halted critical health programs
Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a Tunisian opposition figure arrested in February 2023 on state conspiracy charges, has begun a hunger strike,
According to reporting by Africa Intelligence, while France's army in Senegal is due to leave the country by
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