The 17th of June of 1970 the Spanish authorities ordered to the army to shoot against Sahrawi men, women and children that were demonstrating in the district of Zemla, in Laâyoune, capital of Western Sahara (Spanish Sahara at that…
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In February 2020, the Hirak protest movement celebrated its first anniversary, recalling that its demands for political change remained unanswered. Early March, as the number of confirmed cases of people infected with COVID-19 in Algeria…
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Tags : Algeria, rights; Hirak, protests,
Violent extremism continues to be one of the most significant challenges to peace and security in the Sahel. Militant Islamist groups have shown remarkable staying power despite their military rout in northern Mali in 2013 following the …
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Tags : Mauritania, terrorism,
In recent years, climate change and pests have reduced harvests in the region, making life difficult for farmers like Ben Mustapha. “Climate change is already visible—especially with the cultivation of cereals,” he says. “Winters are getting…
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Tags : Tunisia, satellite, technology,
MADRID—In late March, about 100 Moroccan migrants living in Spain paid smugglers 5,400 euros each—roughly $6,100—to make the treacherous journey home in inflatable rafts. In a curious case of reverse migration, they desperately fled a wealthy country that had been crippled by the coronavirus and could not offer them work for the foreseeable future. Yet when they finally reached the beaches of Larache, on Morocco’s western coast, they were hunted by the Moroccan authorities, who were concerned that the migrants would spread the coronavirus. Police conducted a door-to-door search, and at least one migrant was found hiding in a clay oven to avoid detection, according to a report in the Spanish newspaper El Pais.
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Tags : Morocco, coronavirus, covid 19,
There is ongoing confusion over why Facebook has deactivated a number of Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to journalists, bloggers, activists and artists in Tunisia. Those affected include journalist Haythem El Mekki, blogger Sarah Ben Hamadi and musician Bendir Man. While some accounts have been reinstated, others remain deactivated, with some users…
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Canada’s Kinross Gold (TSX:K) (NYSE:KGC) has reached an in-principle deal with the government of Mauritania, which the company says will better balance the interests of both parties involved in the Tasiast gold mine. Under the terms of…
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Tags : Mauritania, mining, Kinross,
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved, on June 12, a budget support of US$175 Million for Tunisia under the Resilience and Recovery Emergency Development Policy Operation. The operation, part of a coordinated and substantial international support package to help Tunisia respond to the COVID-19 crisis, includes contributions from…
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Jon Alterman: Fred Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He was a senior policy analyst at RAND for seven years. Before joining Carnegie, he served for 21 years in the Air Force, both in active and reserve duty. He is the…
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Tags : Libya, internationalization,
TORONTO, June 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K; NYSE:KGC) (“Kinross”) is pleased to announce today that it has reached an agreement in principle (“agreement”) with the Government of Mauritania (“Government”) to enhance the parties’ partnership…
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