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French Departure From Niger Underscores Fading Influence

France closes 2023 with a diminished presence in Africa’s restive Sahel region, after withdrawing troops from three once-staunch allied countries...

BY Hussein Habibata
December 29, 2023
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Africa Lead Story

Burkina: Kidnapping Of Former Foreign Minister

Ablassé Ouédraogo, former Burkina Faso foreign minister and former deputy director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), was kidnapped on...

BY Hussein Habibata
December 28, 2023
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High-Stakes Sudan Peace Talks Postponed For ‘Technical Reasons’

Amid the ongoing conflict in Sudan, the highly anticipated face-to-face meeting between the top commanders of the warring Sudanese Armed...

BY Hussein Habibata
December 28, 2023
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Niger Suspends Cooperation With International Francophone Body

Niger has suspended all cooperation with the international organisation of Francophone nations (OIF), its military leaders said, as it progressively...

BY Hussein Habibata
December 26, 2023
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France Completes Military Withdrawal From Niger, Leaves Gap In Terror...

France on Friday completed the withdrawal of its troops after they were asked to leave Niger by the country’s new...

BY Hussein Habibata
December 25, 2023
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Thousands March In Rabat Demanding End To Morocco-Israel Ties

Thousands of protesters staged one of the largest pro-Palestinian marches Sunday in Rabat since the outbreak of the war in...

BY Hussein Habibata
December 25, 2023
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Sudanese In ‘Total Panic’ As Paramilitaries Move South

On a countryside road in battle-ravaged Sudan, the hum of a passing vehicle turns villagers’ blood cold, fearing the arrival...

BY Hussein Habibata
December 25, 2023
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France Closes Embassy In Niger, Marking a Definitive Split

France has decided to close its embassy in Niger, where “it is no longer able to function normally or carry...

BY Hussein Habibata
December 22, 2023
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Russia ‘Ready’ To Send Tunisia More Grain: Lavrov

Russia was ready to supply more grain to Tunisia, Moscow’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday during a visit to...

BY Hussein Habibata
December 22, 2023
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France Cancels François Compaoré’s Extradition Decree

France has revoked the ministerial decree authorising the extradition in 2020 of the brother of former president Blaise Compaoré, Paul...

BY Hussein Habibata
December 22, 2023
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