The United Nations called on Friday for immediate international action to prevent further forced displacement of civilians in Africa's troubled Sahel region, which is experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis.
More than 3.3 million people have been forced to flee their homes over the past four years due to conflict exacerbated by climate change, said the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR.
The UNHCR said it needs $443.5 million to cover urgent humanitarian needs in Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and the Gulf of Guinea countries.
France expressed growing alarm Friday over the detention of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria. The 75-year-old novelist, a vocal
For the second year in a row Libya is on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) list of the top
Moroccan and Spanish security services have dismantled a ISIS affiliated terrorist cell in the Sahel. The operation, carried out by
Delegates completed a conference in Niamey this week, intended to show solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS). The
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