Algeria
Algeria expels over 1,800 migrants to Niger border, rights group says
Algeria expelled 1,845 migrants to Niger’s border in a mass operation on April 19, rights group Alarmphone Sahara
A UN Security Council committee is reviewing a US proposal to sanction two Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) generals for endangering Sudan's peace, security, and stability, including through violence and human rights violations. The proposed sanctions would impose an international travel ban and asset freeze on RSF operations head Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed and West Darfur Commander Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla, diplomats informed Reuters.
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China
Chinese military drills in Egypt reflect Cairo’s strategy to lessen U.S. dependence, expert says
Egypt’s recent joint military exercises with China—the first of their kind—raised eyebrows across the global defense community.
Egypt
China, Egypt hold first joint military drill near Israeli border
China and Egypt began their first large-scale joint military exercise, "Eagles of Civilization 2025," near Israel’s border
Algeria
Polisario militants fire on UN convoy in Western Sahara amid diplomatic shift
Polisario Front militias blocked and opened fire on a UN convoy in Western Sahara’s Agounit area near Mauritania’s
Benin
Al-Qaeda affiliate claims deadly attack in Benin as Sahel conflict spills south
An al-Qaeda-linked group has claimed responsibility for killing 70 soldiers in Benin’s northeast, marking the country’s deadliest jihadist