This week the 3-member AES group also known as the Alliance of Sahel states which announced the force to fight terrorism across the Sahel will be “operational as soon as possible”. This according to AfricaNews: the zone covers parts of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger known as Liptako-Gourma where jihadist insurgents have been operating for years. Discussions were held in the Nigerien capital abd were the first official meeting of the bloc's chiefs of staff.
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday endorsed an Algerian-led initiative urging adherence to the 1997 anti-landmine treaty, amid growing
French Foreign Minister Jean Noël Barrot confirmed France's support for Morocco's claim over Western Sahara, ahead
Libyan authorities have ordered the closure of offices of ten aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and the UN refugee
Lt. Col. Eli Dekel, a former intelligence officer specializing in Egyptian affairs, revealed in a Thursday interview with Marriv that
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