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Ethiopia reconnects Tigray’s capital to national power grid after year-long blackout

The capital of the Tigray region has been reconnected to Ethiopia’s national power grid after more than a year cut off due to the war in this northern region of Ethiopia. The announcement by the national electricity company comes just over a month after the signing of a peace agreement between the Tigrayan rebels and […]

Algeria: Military Court Seizes Passports of Sacked Generals

Five army generals recently dismissed by Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika were banned from leaving the country as the military court has seized their passports over the weekend. The president of Algeria has fired without explanation several generals over the few past months. In June, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika fired General Abdelghani Hamel, a potential candidate in […]

State Department: No change in U.S. Recognition of Moroccan Sovereignty over Sahara

The Biden Administration reaffirmed on Thursday that there is no change in the United States’ standing regarding American recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara. “We don’t have any updates in terms of the United States recognition of Moroccan sovereignty” over Western Sahara, said State Department Spokesperson Ned Price. His remarks confirm the continuity of […]