Gambia: Banjul elects first female Mayoress
Banjul, the capital city of Gambia has elected its first female mayor last weekend. Mayoress-elect Rohey Malick Lowe is the first woman elected to the […]
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Egypt, Russia, Arab nations criticise U.S. embassy relocation to Jerusalem
Moscow and Cairo on Monday slammed the United States decision to open its embassy in Jerusalem. According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the status […]
Mali’s opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé launches presidential bid
Mali’s opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé was sworn in on Saturday as a candidate for the July 29 presidential election by thousands of his supporters in […]
Sierra Leone: New president sworn-in before 50,000 supporters
Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone’s new president, who was briefly a leader of a junta during Sierra Leone’s civil war, has been sworn into office […]
Morocco Hosts UN Public Service Forum 2018
The Moroccan city of Marrakech will host the United Nations Public Service forum June 21- 23 to be held under the theme: “Transforming governance to […]
Morocco Represented at Women’s Forum Canada 2018
Morocco was represented by Princess Lalla Hasnaa, chairwoman of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment at the “Women’s Forum Canada 2018”, […]
Independent lists win majority of votes in Tunisia’s Municipal Elections, Islamists Second
Independents’ lists won 2,367 seats in Tunisia’s municipal elections followed by Islamist Ennahda party which managed to beat rivals with 2,135 seats nationwide. Ennahdha came […]
Gambia to sell ex-ruler’s luxury cars, planes amid mounting debt
Gambian government is selling several planes and a fleet of luxury cars bought by former President Yahya Jammeh as the West African nation seeks to […]
UN resumes evacuation of migrants from Libya
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has started the evacuations of migrants from Libya to Niger for resettlement in third countries. The UN […]
African Development Bank debars CHINT Electric for 36 months for fraudulent practices
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) announced on Monday the conclusion of a settlement agreement with CHINT Electric Co., Ltd., a power transmission and distribution […]