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Barcelona has announced the exits of Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo. Joao Felix, once a top acquisition for Atletico Madrid, spent the last season on loan at Barca. Cancelo, his fellow countryman, arrived from Manchester City under a similar pact. In all, Felix took the field 44 times for the Blaugrana, netting 10 goals and crafting six assists. Despite reports that Barcelona's new boss Hansi Flick wanted to extend Felix's stay, he will revert to his principal squad. The curtains drew on Felix's loan stint this Sunday,…

AU Mulls Over Delaying Troop Pullout in Somalia Amid Al-Shabaab's Uprising ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The African Union is reassessing a plea from Somalia's government to slow down the scheduled retreat of AU forces as they grapple with the persistent menace of Islamist militants. For the past 17 years, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabaab has unleashed a brutal insurgency against Somalia's fragile central authority. United Nations directives mandate a phased exit of the African Union peacekeeping mission, dubbed ATMIS,…

The national phase of inter-Malian dialogue, set to wrap up proceedings, will take place in Bamako from May 6 to May 10, 2024. This dialogue is portrayed by Malian authorities as a domestic substitute for the 2015 peace agreement, struck with Northern rebel groups. Yet, the organization of this dialogue - from which Malian rebel or jihadist groups are excluded - appears to gradually unveil another aim: the extension of the transition period.

The Taliban on Tuesday warned Turkey against extending its troop presence in Afghanistan as US-led forces leave the country, insisting the decision was "reprehensible". "The decision ... is poorly recommended, a violation of our sovereignty and territorial integrity and of our national interests," the group said in a statement,…