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Morocco faces the highest exposure among north african economies to a potential oil price surge triggered by tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a new collective study. The …
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The jihadist group Boko Haram has released more than 400 individuals, primarily women and children, who were abducted earlier this year from a village within Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State. This …
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Hundreds of Boko Haram captives freed in Nigeria The Nigerian military announced the liberation of 360 individuals held by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. Tragically, two infants died …
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Headline Society royal air Maroc launches historic casablanca to los angeles direct service FacebookXWhatsAppEmailCopy URL In a landmark aviation event, Morocco’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), inaugurated its direct …
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After years of captivity under brutal conditions, hundreds of individuals forcibly taken by Boko Haram and ISWAP militants have been released in Nigeria’s conflict-stricken Borno State. The mass return of …
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Boko Haram frees over 400 women and children in Nigeria’s Borno State News. A significant number of individuals, primarily women and children, who had been held captive by the jihadist …
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The jihadist group Boko Haram has released over four hundred hostages in Nigeria’s volatile northeast, a region where the Islamist insurgency continues to challenge federal authority despite nearly fifteen years …
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A recent general assembly culminated in the election of a new Board of Directors and an Executive Bureau. These bodies, comprising 27 and 12 members respectively, now represent the full …
Tarik Hamane elected AMEPA president, steering Morocco’s water future Read More
The president of Senegal’s National Assembly and former prime minister Ousmane Sonko was overwhelmingly re-elected on Saturday to lead his party, Pastef, a political victory that quickly became a warning …
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Ousmane Sonko, president of Senegal’s National Assembly and former prime minister, secured a decisive re-election as head of the Pastef party on Saturday. The victory quickly turned into a stern …
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Mali’s junta has taken a bold step in its territorial reconquest strategy. A ministerial decree published on Friday, June 5, 2026, designates roughly 40 forests across the country as military …
Mali imposes military zones in 40 forests to target jihadist hideouts Read More
Gathered for their sixth general assembly on Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Ouagadougou, members of the Union of Managers and Cashiers of Public Pharmaceutical Depots of Burkina Faso once again …
Burkina Faso pharmaceutical depot managers demand official status after decades of low pay Read More