Tunisia’s equal inheritance law to boost female entrepreneurship – IFC
Tunisia’s parliament will soon debate a controversial bill to grant equal inheritance rights to men and women in the North African country, President Essebsi said […]
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Kenya: Raila Odinga is our man in 2022 poll – Minority leader
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga, who was at the center of the hotly contested and disputed 2017 presidential elections, will contest in the 2022 presidential […]
Nike stores closed in South Africa over “racist” web post
Several Nike stores in South Africa were shut down Wednesday after a video went viral Tuesday showing a Nike employee’s husband making a racist comment. […]
Morocco’s King sketches roadmap to address youths’ unemployment
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has outlined a six-pillar roadmap to remedy the shortcomings of the educational system and training programs that leave graduates on […]
Ghana: world leaders mourn Kofi Annan
Leaders from around the world paid tribute to former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan. The Ghanaian-born diplomat died in sleep […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Speaker of Parliament mulls presidential ambition
Côte d’Ivoire’s National Council of the Union of Soroists has called on Speaker of Parliament, Guillaume Soro, to run as a candidate for the country’s […]
KSA-Egypt: 17 pilgrims dead, 118 feared poisoned in Mecca
Around 17 Egyptian Hajj pilgrims have died in the Saudi holy city of Mecca according to the head of the Egyptian delegation Major General Amr […]
Counterterror: Morocco Wants Full Access to Europol’s Database
Morocco, a key player in the global anti-extremism struggle, wants to have full access to Europol’s database on radicalized Moroccans living in Europe, who constitute […]
Mali: Incumbent President re-elected, opposition cries foul
Mali’s Incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was re-elected in a run-off against opposition rival and ex-finance Minister Soumaila Cisse. The Ministry of Territorial Administration declared […]
AU: Women rise up against Algerian Chairman of Peace and Security Council
Women working at the African Union’s Peace and Security Council, headed by Algerian Smaïl Chergui, have started criticizing him for a series of discriminatory practices, […]