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Qatari Planes Banned From Egyptian and Saudi Air Space

Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf threatens...

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EU To Give 50m Euros To New African Fighting Force

The European Union has agreed to give more than 50m euros to fund a new African joint military force in the Sahel...

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Ecowas Agrees To Admit Morocco To West African Body

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco's membership application despite the country being...

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EU To Give 50 Million Euros For African Force In Sahel

The EU is giving 50 million euros to set up a joint African military force in the Sahel region to fight jihadists, the...

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Panicked Qatar Shoppers Stock Up As Gulf Rift Bites

Shoppers in Doha were taking no chances on Monday despite Qatari officials reassuring residents there was no need to...

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Morocco To Become Part of West Africa

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite the country...

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Saudi, UAE Seize Chance To Isolate Qatar

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, emboldened by US President Donald Trump's new approach to the region, have...

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Observers Dub Lesotho Polls ‘largely Peaceful’

Foreign observers on Monday described Lesotho's weekend election as "largely peaceful" despite the shock deployment of...

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Arab Countries Cut Links With Qatar

Six Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising...

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Morocco ‘to Join ECOWAS’ Despite Snubbing Summit Over Israel

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite it being in...

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UAE’s Etihad To Suspend Flights To Qatar

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said Monday it would suspend flights to Qatar after the United Arab Emirates was among major...

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Gulf States, Egypt Cut Ties With Qatar

Gulf states on Monday cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Qatar and kicked it out of a military coalition, less than...

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Spain Rescues 173 Migrants Crossing Mediterranean In One Day

Spanish coast guards rescued more than 170 migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe from northern Africa in four...

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Bahrain Minister Briefly Hacked After Qatar Cyber Attack

Hackers temporarily took over the Twitter account of the Bahraini foreign minister on Saturday, just 10 days after a...

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Joint Patrols Off Mindanao To Fight Militants

Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in waters off the Mindanao region this month to...

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French Forces Battle Militants In Northern Mali

French forces operating in northern Mali said Friday that they had taken "out of action" around 20 militants in...

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The Tomato Farmer and the One Village, One Dam Program [Article]

The 2008 electioneering campaign saw for the first time concrete and bold policy initiatives espoused by the two main...

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Chad Blasts UN Report On Troop Abuses In C. Africa

Chad has strongly objected to a UN report accusing its soldiers of abuses in Central African Republic in an official...

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Pacific Islands Accuse US of ‘abandoning’ Them To Climate Change

Pacific Islands at risk of being swallowed by rising seas accused Washington of "abandoning" vulnerable nations and...