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French military in contact with the population in southern Mali / credit: Wikipedia / TM1972

The Sahel Is Jubilant As Macron Announces Berkane Occupation Ends in Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger

African Stream November 16, 2022 African Stream

People who live in the Sahel, a transitional area in Africa between the Sahara Desert and the savanna that is rich in mineral and fossil-fuel deposits, have rejoiced at French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that the Berkhane military operation in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has ended. African Stream reports.

Credit: freewesternsahara.org

Ahead of UN Session, Sahrawis Recollect Decades of Betrayal That Enabled Moroccan Colonization

Pavan Kulkarni October 17, 2022 Pavan Kulkarni

The UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) became “hostage to the Moroccan authorities,” unable even “to report on the human rights situation in the territory,” said Kamal Fadel, Western Sahara’s representative to Australia and the Pacific. Pavan Kulkarni reports for Peoples Dispatch.

A Saharawi refugee camp in the Tindouf province of Algeria / credit: European Commission DG ECHO

Morocco Drives a War in Western Sahara for Its Phosphates

Vijay Prashad January 24, 2022 Vijay Prashad

Pressure from the United States is going to ensure that the only realistic outcome of negotiations is continued Moroccan control of Western Sahara. All parties involved in the conflict are readying for battle. Far from peace, the Abraham Accords are going to accelerate a return to war in this part of Africa, writes Vijay Prashad.

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