France vows to step up fight against Islamists militants in Africa

France will step up the fight against resurgent Islamist militants in north and west Africa and will work more closely with Germany to help the tinderbox region, President Emmanuel Macron said on his first trip outside Europe on Friday. Visiting Mali days after taking office, Macron vowed to keep French troops in the Sahel region […]

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US condemns sentencing of anti-slavery activists in Mauritania

The United States on Saturday condemned Mauritania’s imprisonment and alleged torture of protesters, including anti-slavery activists. A court in the west African country handed 13 members of a group fighting hereditary slavery prison sentences on Thursday ranging from three to 15 years. “The United States is gravely concerned about the harsh prison terms,” State Department […]

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