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France could deliver drones to help Benin battle militants

France could deliver drones and more sophisticated weapons to Benin to help it tackle a worsening Islamist insurgency that is threatening the region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday. Macron made the pledge during a joint press conference with Benin’s President Patrice Talon on the second leg of his three-nation …

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The last ‘Arab Spring’ democracy is dangling by a thread

Once regarded as the sole democracy to have emerged from the mass protests of the Arab Spring in 2011, Tunisia on Tuesday passed a newly minted constitution that analysts fear could be the final nail in the coffin of its democratic era. With no minimum voter threshold, only 30.5% of …

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Multiple Crises Erode Faith in Moldova’s Pro-European Govt

Trust is fading in the pro-Western government’s ability to handle simultaneous crises – which could mean pro-Russian forces regaining power. The future currently looks gloomy for Moldova’s embattled pro-European authorities. As the high hopes pinned on the reformist President, Maia Sandu, fade away, the way seems open for former president …

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