Algeria: Zeroual being geared for presidency

Algeria’s former head of state from 1994 to 1999, Liamine Zeroual, has been tipped as a major contestant for the upcoming Algerian elections after pledges from different parts of the country continue to urge him to stand. He has not yet given a clue of his desires as he prepares to meet with the Movement […]

Coup scare in Guinea-Bissau: order restored after overnight clashes, heavy gunfire in the capital

Guinea-Bissau’s army announced on Friday (1 December) it had detained the leader of a group of security forces involved in overnight clashes in the capital, during which the latter tried to free a detained opposition minister and a senior state official. Order has been restored in the area near Guinea-Bissau’s presidential palace following an overnight […]

CAR President sends written message to Morocco’s King, FM pays tribute to Moroccan Peacekeepers serving in Central Africa

President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra has sent a written message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over by CAR foreign minister Sylvie Baïpo-Temon to Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita at a meeting held Wednesday in Rabat. In a press statement following the meeting, Baïpo-Temon thanked Morocco for its support during her […]