Mauritania
UN urges Mauritania to play key role in Western Sahara talks
Mauritania’s foreign minister met UN envoy Staffan de Mistura in Brussels as the UN seeks deeper Mauritanian involvement in
According to Niamey-based NGO Alarme Phone Sahara, Algeria has turned back nearly 20,000 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to neighboring Niger since January, in often
"brutal conditions", as reported by AFP on Monday.
Irregular migrants, including women and children, have since 2014 frequently been pushed back by Algeria, a key transit point for those attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.
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Mauritania
UN urges Mauritania to play key role in Western Sahara talks
Mauritania’s foreign minister met UN envoy Staffan de Mistura in Brussels as the UN seeks deeper Mauritanian involvement in
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GAC to localize car assembly in Egypt in push for African market
GAC Group will localize car production in Egypt under a deal signed with Jameel Motors, aiming to tap Africa’s
Libya
Libya’s Tripoli port halts operations as clashes escalate
Operations at Libya’s UN-backed government-controlled Tripoli port have halted amid escalating violence, with vessels diverting and oil majors evacuating.
Algeria
Algeria-France ties hit lowest point since 1962, says historian
Algeria and France are facing their worst crisis since Algeria's independence in 1962, historian Benjamin Stora told AFP,