Snapshot: Constantine, Algeria

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In Ghana, Sahel jihadis find refuge and supplies, sources say

Nairobi, Kenya/Accra, Jordan Reuters Islamist militants fighting in Burkina Faso are discreetly using Ghana’s north as a logistical and medical rear base to sustain their insurgency, seven sources told Reuters, a move that could help them expand their footprint in West Africa. The sources, who include Ghanaian security officials and regional diplomats, said Ghanaian authorities […]
Egypt proposes initial two-day truce in Gaza with limited hostage-prisoner exchange

Cairo, Egypt Reuters Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners, Egypt’s President said on Sunday as Israeli military strikes killed 45 Palestinians across the enclave. Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made the announcement as efforts to defuse the devastating, more than year-long […]
Algeria declares President Tebboune election winner with 95 per cent of vote

Algiers, Algeria Reuters Algerian authorities declared President Abdulmadjid Tebboune the overwhelming winner of Saturday’s election on Sunday, but a rival candidate alleged irregularities in the count and fewer than half of registered voters cast ballots. Official preliminary results gave Tebboune 95 per cent of the vote, enough to avoid a second round run-off, with Abdelaali […]
Algerian President seeks re-election with low turnout seen

Algiers, Algeria Reuters Algerians voted on Saturday in an election in which military-backed President Abdulmadjid Tebboune is widely expected to win a second term, but early turnout figures suggested little enthusiasm among voters. By 5pm only 26.5 per cent of registered voters had cast ballots, the electoral commission said, announcing that polling stations would remain […]
Snapshot: Rock formations in the Hoggar Mountains, Algeria

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Essay: Military spending in DRC and South Sudan rose fastest in the world – society ends up paying the price

NAN TIAN, of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, on how conflict is driving up military spending in Africa’s hotspots…
Year of elections: How polls around the world are set to reshape global politics

MARK JOHN, SUMANTA SEN and ANAND KATAKAM, of Reuters, report on some of the key issues at play in elections taking place around the world this year…
Algeria seeks to lure tourists to neglected cultural, scenic glories

Oran, Algeria Reuters Algeria wants to lure more visitors to the cultural and scenic treasures of Africa’s largest country, shedding its status as a tourism backwater and expanding a sector outshone by competitors in neighbouring Morocco and Tunisia. The giant north African country offers Roman and Islamic sites, beaches and mountains just an hour’s flight […]
US blocks ceasefire call with third UN veto in Israel-Hamas war

United Nations Reuters The United States on Tuesday again vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, blocking a demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire as it instead pushes the 15-member body to call for a temporary ceasefire linked to the release of hostages held by Hamas. Thirteen council members voted […]