Morocco’s OCP builds new plant to enhance its global leadership in phosphoric acid
Morocco’s phosphates & fertilizers company OCP and its German and Belgian partners, Budenheim and Prayon, are building in Jorf Lasfar a new plant to produce […]
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Ethiopia: Continuous resignations around Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
This is the second resignation in a little over a month of an administrative official close to the current government in Ethiopia. The head of […]
Morocco’s King Supports Lebanon with Emergency Medical & Relief Aid
King Mohammed VI has decided to send to Lebanon urgently medical teams and humanitarian aid, following the explosion that rocked on Tuesday Beirut’s port, killing […]
Covid-19: Morocco Extends Public Health Emergency until Sept.10
The Moroccan government decided on Thursday to extend by another month the state of health emergency until Sept. 10 due to a spike of coronavirus […]
Illegal migration: boat with 40 migrants on board wrecked off Mauritania coast
A boat with 40 migrants on board was wrecked off the Mauritanian coast and on Thursday evening, only one survivor of the shipwreck was found. […]
Nigeria: Buhari convened National Security Council as criticism continues against army
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari convened his National Security Council on Tuesday 4 August in Abuja. The top military officers, police officials and heads of the […]
Covid 19: Rwanda opts for “punishment” rather than fines
In Rwanda, more than 70,000 people have been arrested in two weeks for violating government directives to combat Covid-19. According to authorities, most of the […]
Tanzania: Tundu Lissu, main opposition party’s candidate for the October election
Lissu, 52, returned to Tanzania on July 27 with the ambition to “fight for the presidency”, after multiple surgeries and a long recovery in Europe. […]
Benin classified as a middle-income country
Benin, considered so far a low-income country, has been upgraded by the World Bank, since July 1, to the category of middle-income countries such as […]
Covid-19: Algeria Appeals for Urgent International Aid to Sahrawis in Polisario-controlled Camps
After having denied the existence of positive Covid-19 cases in the Tindouf camps, the Algerian regime and the Polisario now admit the situation is “critical”, […]