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Comoros islands : The family springboard for Nour el-Fath Azali’s presidential ambitions

The succession question is on everyone’s lips in the archipelago, where for many, the handover from father to son seems a foregone conclusion. Except for the main person concerned, Nour el-Fath Azali, the son of President Azali Assoumani, who is zealously working to dismiss this hypothesis, which could come to pass during the next elections

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Morocco : Paris lobbied hard at UN to convince other European capitals on Western Sahara

Prior to the vote to renew the MINURSO (the UN Mission for the Referedum in Western Sahara) mandate at the United Nations on 31 October, the P3 member countries France, the United States and the United Kingdom decided to split […] ​Prior to the vote to renew the MINURSO (the UN Mission for the Referedum

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Why Is Trump Threatening to Intervene In Nigeria?

President Trump has threatened to send troops to Nigeria, where he says Christianity faces an “existential threat,” an accusation that Nigeria has denied. Ruth Maclean, our West Africa bureau chief, describes how the violence in Nigeria is affecting people of all religions, not only Christians. ​President Trump has threatened to send troops to Nigeria, where

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Paramilitary Accepts Sudan Truce Plan, but the Military Has Not

The R.S.F. paramilitary group, facing growing condemnation for atrocities in Darfur, said it had agreed to a cease-fire proposal, but it is not yet clear what the military will do. ​The R.S.F. paramilitary group, facing growing condemnation for atrocities in Darfur, said it had agreed to a cease-fire proposal, but it is not yet clear

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Cameroon : As Paul Biya’s inauguration nears, Western countries remain cautious

With Paul Biya’s inauguration scheduled for 9.30am on 6 November at the National Assembly in Yaoundé, Western diplomats have been […] ​With Paul Biya’s inauguration scheduled for 9.30am on 6 November at the National Assembly in Yaoundé, Western diplomats have been […] Read More

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