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#Mali army & #Wagner Group mercenaries are preparing an offensive against the #Tuareg in north Mali. If confirmed, that could ignite a reaction from #Algeria, which has beefed up security along its border with Mali.

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#Sahel/#Sahara: Widespread #floods cause deaths and destruction in large swaths of Saharan territory. Most affected country in #Niger with substantial death toll. Extent of the heavy rainfall goes from southeastern #Libya to the Atlantic in #Mauritania.

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#Germany wants an orderly pull out of its troops from #Mali as #UN peacekeepers prepare to withdraw. https://t.co/6tqv9cPGsY

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#Tunisia / #Algeria border: Major blaze erupts on Tunisia-Algeria border, as temperatures soar to 47C, about 10 degrees above average temp.

https://t.co/7t4mupH5Qf

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#Spain: Hundreds of #migrants rescued at sea as more boats head to the #CanaryIslands: https://t.co/kkINzrHJmj

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#Morocco: 51 #Moroccan #migrants missing in attempt to reach the #CanaryIslands:
https://t.co/cjTjpWe0kB

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#Algeria forced more than 9,000 #African #migrants over the border into #Niger, creates “critical humanitarian situation”: https://t.co/qvWpxNy3Wb

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#Sahel: More trouble in #Mali as #Toureg groups in north are up in arms over recent junta actions:
https://t.co/0Ts8ArSsIi

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Morocco: Dozen #Israel #soldiers in #Morocco for military exercises

https://t.co/jH5tmjXT4Q

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#Nigeria: New president starts job on shaky ground after nearly tripling #fuel prices.

https://t.co/k3KcXuB89x

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#Libya uses #drones to attack #smugglers in west of the country

https://t.co/0x3rgrThSr

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#Libya: Two militia groups aligned with Tripoli government clash in #Tripoli, spread terror.

https://t.co/VeVbTCFQqt

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#Sahel: Humanitarian crisis unfolding along #Chad’s border with #Sudan with influx of new #Refugees

https://t.co/5oB5eHHDwK

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#Sahel: Another bloody Sunday in #BurkinaFaso

https://t.co/nbOssSRjtE

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#Tunisia #journalists questioned by police over comments on security forces

https://t.co/VDLPl1lWOs

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#Mauritania: Ruling party wins legislative and local #elections, opposition claims “massive fraud”

https://t.co/PY5n7YcYOW

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#Sahel: Thousands displaced by #Niger conflict set to return

https://t.co/XtTyPPmWu3

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#Sahel: #French uranium miner @Orano evacuates expatriate staff from #Niger as security threats grow.

https://t.co/icMl4klFBb

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#Libya: Fathi Bashagha, rival prime minister, ousted by eastern parliament.

https://t.co/TOyLXpdHP8

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#Tunisia: #UGTT union chief rejects talks with @IMF in fear of tough austerity measure

https://t.co/nokfzIwfw3