Morocco: Port traffic up 5.5% in first three weeks of April – authorities

Morocco’s ports authority ANP reported a 5.5% rise to 28 million tons in commercial traffic through Morocco’s ports compared to the same period last year, despite the restrictions that disrupted much of the global trade due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ANP ascribed the performance to a 34% surge in cereals imports, which amounted to […]

Turkey: Erdoğan calls Turkish for snap elections Nov 01, opposition fumes

Turkish President Erdoğan surprised Turkish politicians Friday when he called Turkish to early elections on November 01 after the interim Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and the head of the AKP party failed to form a coalition. “The date announced [for an early general election] at the moment is Nov. 1. Turkey will, God willing, go […]

Drone Strikes Kill 880 Civilians in Sudan as Conflict Enters Deadlier Phase, UNHRC Warns

Sudan is witnessing a sharp escalation in civilian casualties driven by the widespread use of armed drones, with at least 880 deaths recorded between January and April this year, according to the UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk. Türk said on Monday, May 11, that drone strikes now account for more than 80 per cent […]