Tag Archives: Europe

Radical, populist, extreme, nationalist: How should we be talking about the far right

    Muhamad Yehia The three most right-wing groups of the European Parliament and their members are all known as “far-right” — but they have some crucial differences The members of Patriots for Europe met in Brussels for the first time on Thursday, convening on the sidelines of the European …

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Mauritania goes to the polls

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Nearly 2 million people go to the polls on Saturday in Mauritania, a vast desert nation in West Africa which positions itself as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence, but has been denounced for rights abuses. President Mohamed …

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Rail Tunnel Link Europe with Africa By 2030

In just over five years, there’s a good chance that you will be able to board a high-speed train in Madrid and travel from Spain to the Moroccan city of Casablanca in five and a half hours, hurtling through a new tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar. This may sound …

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The Islamist insurgents threatening west Africa

h The market town of Bawku, crammed into a nook of Ghana’s most north-eastern region, is about a day’s drive from the country’s coastal capital, Accra. But the distance between the two places is not merely geographical. While Accra boasts rich culture, nightlife and a steady stream of tourists, rural …

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