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General Doumbouya Elected President of Guinea

On Sunday, 4 January 2026, Guinea’s Supreme Court confirmed that General Mamadi Doumbouya, who first came to power through a putsch in 2021, had won the presidential...

Algiers Earthquake Update

After Friday’s earthquake at sea, it seems that Algeria was spared the much-feared strong after-shocks (see our 1 August bulletin).

As might be expected, there is some structural damage to buildings and many people have had to leave their homes but there is considerable relief there were no further major quakes over the weekend.

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