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La réunion qui doit se tenir à Tolède doit aboutir à la mise en place d’un cadre juridique permettant de cibler plus précisément individus et organisations. Les chefs de la diplomatie de l’Union européenne (UE)
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The Red Sea, the Bab El Mandeb Straits, the Gulf of Aden, and the Somali Sea represent a major waterway that most powerful nations use and envy control of. This waterway is further complimented by
No Hope, No Peace: Libya Still Faces A Deadlock – OpEd
The future of Libya still faces an impasse after clashes between two Libyan militias followed a cascade of destabilizing events last week, so that roadmap to actually result in elections will not be completed because
The Horn Of Africa States: Why An ECOWAS Invasion Of Niger Would Be Wrong – OpEd
In the Horn of Africa, we have a saying which denotes the importance of experience. We say, “Ask the one who has experienced it.” Civil conflicts and good-intentioned foreign forces sent to a country never
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Le retrait engagé des Casques bleus du Mali pose des risques importants pour la sécurité des civils, la protection des droits humains et l’aide humanitaire dans le pays, s’inquiète le chef de l’ONU dans une
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Niamey, Niger, August 19, 2023: Thousands of young people queue to register to volunteer to defend their country as part of a volunteer initiative. General Abdourahmane Tchiani, head of the Presidential Guards Unit, has repeatedly
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Whilst some may cheer on the anti-France feelings seen in protests in Niger, the military coup is unlikely to provide the people with relief from the current poverty, let alone put the country on a