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 […]
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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”, […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara reserves his answer over his acceptance to be candidate
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced in front of dozens of leaders and elected officials of his movement gathered at the Palais des Congrès in Abidjan […]
Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni stands for re-election after 5 terms in office
In Uganda, general elections are due to be held in early 2021. And the presidential party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), unsurprisingly invested President Yoweri […]