Algeria grabs Moroccan earthquake to settle political scores

Algeria made so much fuss about sending unsolicited aid to Morocco, mobilizing its mouthpieces in the media and its own reporters working for foreign media to show rescuers waiting for Rabat’s green light. Even when Morocco thanked all the countries that offered aid and accepted help only from the UK, Spain, the UAE and Qatar, […]

AfDB approves recommendations for Senegal’s 125 MW coal-fired project

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) last weekend approved the recommendations of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) to bring a coal-fired power plant project in Senegal into compliance with Bank policies and procedures. The Sendou Coal Power Plant project in the West African nation was approved by the Boards of Director of the bank on […]

Tunisia: Detained runoff candidate set free ahead of Sunday polls

Businessman and candidate for Sunday runoff was freed Wednesday after the court of cassation approved his release request. Media mogul Nabil Karoui was detained on August 23 on money laundering and tax evasion following a lawsuit lodged by NGO “I Watch”. His party, Heart of Tunisia repeatedly demanded his release but the investigation department of […]