North Africa
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Al-Qaeda chief in north Africa killed
France says it has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in North Africa, Abdelmalek Droukdel, in an operation in Mali. Defence…
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Sweden’s govt to send up to 150 troops to join French-led special forces in Mali
The government in Stockholm said on Monday it had decided to send troops to Mali to join French-led special forces…
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Being ‘black’ in North Africa and the Middle East
By Laura Menin Former slaves and their descendants in North Africa and the Middle East might be formally free, but…
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UN Special Rapporteur Calls on Morocco to Take Action Against Racism
By Juliette Owen-Jones The UN Special Rapporteur listed the mistreatment of the Amazigh community, migrants, and refugees as issues which…
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As Tunisia makes racism illegal, where are Morocco and Algeria?
North Africa continues to struggle with racism. Are laws enough to turn the tide? Tunisia’s newly passed anti-racism law marks…
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‘I had to pick enough fruit to earn a toilet break’
Why righting human rights abuses against migrant workers starts with recognising the intersection of gender, labour & exploitation.
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Still shrouded in mystery – Algeria’s ancient pyramid tombs
Dating back centuries, Algeria‘s pyramid tombs are unique relics of an ancient era but a dearth of research has left…
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Sahrawi people
The Sahrawi, or Saharawi people, are the people living in the western part of the Sahara desert which includes Western Sahara (claimed by the Polisario and mostly controlled…
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Western Sahara War
The Western Sahara War was an armed struggle between the Sahrawi indigenous Polisario Front and Morocco between 1975 and 1991, being the most significant phase of the Western Sahara…
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Madrid Accords
The Madrid Accords, also called Madrid Agreement or Madrid Pact, was a treaty between Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania to end the Spanish presence in the territory of Spanish Sahara, which was…
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Spanish Sahara
Spanish Sahara, officially the Overseas Province of the Spanish Sahara, was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it…
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Tunisia
Tunisia (officially the Republic of Tunisia) is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, covering 165,000 square kilometres (64,000 square miles). Its northernmost point, Cape…
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Berbers
Berbers or Amazighs are an ethnic group indigenous to North Africa, primarily inhabiting Algeria, northern Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, northern Niger, Tunisia, Libya and a part of western Egypt. Berbers are distributed in an area…
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Algeria
Algeria, officially the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North–west Africa. The capital and most populous city…
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
The Sahrawi Republic, officially the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR; also romanized with Saharawi, is a partially recognized state that claims the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara, but controls only the easternmost one-fifth…
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