By MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON — As Islamic militants methodically carved out a base in the desert of northern Mali over the past year, officials in Washington, Paris and…
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PRENSA LATINA Rabat, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) The Moroccan security forces are now on high alert amid fears that the actions of Islamic groups in Northern…
Islamist militants seized a foreign-operated gas field in Algeria early Wednesday and took at least 20 foreign hostages, including Americans, according to an Algerian government official…
By ADAM NOSSITER and ERIC SCHMITT BAMAKO, Mali — In the face of fierce, all-night bombardment by the French military, Mali’s Islamist insurgents have hunkered down to fight again.…
Libération.ma Ahmadou El-Katab Comme nous l’avions annoncé dans nos précédentes éditions, l’isolement voulu des camps de Tindouf se fait de plus en plus persistant. Après avoir…
Africa Nicolas-Nelson Richard/ECPAD, via, AFP — Getty Images A French fighter aircraft prepared for take off at a base in Chad on Friday. By STEVEN ERLANGER and SCOTT SAYARE…
By: Eurasia Review Backed by French forces, Mali government armed forces Friday launched a counter-offensive to take back control of the city of Kona, which was seized…
By: Said Temsamani Nobody denies Morocco’s efforts over decades, and that is still unfolding, for the sake of reaching a final solution to the Sahara issue. One…