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On a noteworthy Wednesday, the UN Security Council decided to kick off a two-year plan for phasing out its political mission in Somalia, a task that's been rolling for a decade-plus in East Africa. Back in 2013, the Security Council launched UNSOM to aid Somali leaders in steering toward democracy after over 20 years locked in battles with militias and chaotic elements. Adroitly weaving through Somalia's endemic chaos, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud aims to lead the nation toward a brighter, stable tomorrow. This May,…

After almost 15 months without flights between France and Algeria, Air Algérie will reopen its flight connection between Paris and Algiers on Tuesday 1 June. Currently, Algerians in France have to make do with two flights a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays. A partial reopening that frustrates members of the community, sometimes deprived of seeing their families for over a year and a half.…