Ghana: tear gas on protesters demanding new electoral list
Police in the Ghanaian capital Accra on Wednesday fired tear gas and rubber bullets to bar opposition protesters from the headquarters of the Electoral Commission […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
BBC: Algeria Spy Chief Ouster Raises Concern over Future
The dismissal of Algeria’s head of intelligence, Mohamed Mediene, is “one of the biggest political shake-ups in the North African country’s recent memory “, says […]
Senegal launches plan work to decongest capital city
The government of Senegal is laying the groundwork for a new city close to Diamniadio town. This plan was established to decongest the country’s capital […]
Libya: Tobruk rejects draft amendments and recalls delegation
The 20 September deadline eyed by U.N special envoy Bernardino Leon to reach an agreement between the rival Libyan governments received a blow on Tuesday […]
Namibia: 30 people guilty of high treason over 1999 secession attempt
A Namibian court, on Monday, found 30 people guilty of high treason after a failed 1999 secession attempt, marking the end of a marathon case. […]
Algeria: President replaces the long-standing intelligence chief
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Sunday replaced the head of the Intelligence and Security Department (DRS) Mohamed Mediene after more than two decades in office. […]
Egypt: 12 tourists killed by Security forces
Egyptian security forces killed 12 tourists and injured 10 others and guides on Monday “by accident” in the country’s vast western desert, which borders Libya. […]
DRC: Glencore starts talks with Gov’t on Katanga mine
Mining and trading company Glencore held talks with Congolese officials in Kinshasa about the company’s plans to suspend operations at one of the country’s biggest […]
Tunisia: IMF’s Lagarde ends visit, major reforms promised
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, at the end of a two-day visit to Tunisia on Wednesday, said she had […]
South Africa: US warns of possible extremist attacks against its facilities
The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of a possible attack by “extremists” against U.S. facilities or interests in South Africa. “The U.S. Diplomatic […]