Morocco recalls batches of Kinder chocolate over salmonella fears

Morocco’s food safety agency has called for the immediate withdrawal from local market of some Kinder chocolate products linked to salmonella outbreak in France, UK, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. In a press release issued Tuesday, l’Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires (ONSSA) also decided tightening of sanitary control over all imported products […]

Libya: Freeze Libyan sovereign fund till unification, Breish

Abdul Magid Breish, once the undisputed leader of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), has warned that the country’s $67 billion sovereign wealth fund should continue to be frozen “until we have total stability.” Four chairmen are claiming to be representing LIA for the past two years but Breish stressed that the two rival governments and armed […]

Mali: AU reiterates its call for the Malian transition to be led by a civilian

Like ECOWAS, the Peace and Security Council of the African Union has called again for the Malian transition to be led by a civilian. For a “rapid transition led by a civilian” and a “return to constitutional order”. This is the appeal launched Thursday by the AU Peace and Security Council at the end of […]