South Sudan: Machar snubs call to join national dialogue
South Sudanese armed opposition, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement SPLM-IO, will not join the country’s National Dialogue process initiated by President Salva Kiir, exiled former deputy […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Egypt extends state of emergency
The Egyptian government has approved President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s proposal to extend the state of emergency amid an on-going militant campaign against the Christian minority […]
Djibouti to launch digital currency
The Central Bank of Djibouti will soon launch its digital currency, the state-run television (RTD) announced. The Bank’s Governor, Ahmed Osman Ali, said the project […]
Togo to join Commonwealth despite poor standards of democracy
The Commonwealth officials have completed a 4-day visit to Togo, as the West African tiny nation plans to join the organization as a member state, […]
Mali: Gunmen storm tourist resort, kill two
Two people have been killed in the Malian capital, Bamako after a suspected terrorist attack on a tourist resort on Sunday. Local media reported that […]
Libyan Coast Guard rescues 900 migrants
The Libyan Coast Guard intercepted boats with more than 900 migrants from Asia and Africa on board boats en route to Europe. “A coastguard patrol […]
Tunisia: Cabinet fires state-run television boss
The Tunisian government Friday fired the head of the state-run television for delay in Thursday evening news hour. The decision, which surprised the country’s media […]
Ghana welcomes 70 deportees from USA
Seventy Ghanaian immigrants deported from the United States for visa-related offences arrived in Accra’s Kotoka International Airport on Wednesday. The all-male deportees arrived in handcuffs […]
Zimbabwe issues $50mln treasury bond to finance irrigation
Zimbabwe’s government plans to issue a three-year $50 million bond to finance irrigation infrastructure in the Southern African nation, the state-run Herald newspaper reported. “The […]
Morocco’s Ciments de l’Afrique opens new cement plant in Chad
The Moroccan cement giant Ciments de l’Afrique group (CIMAF) has officially inaugurated a new cement plant in Chad this week as the group, led by […]