The M23 rebel group has seized control of Kalembe town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, marking a significant expansion of their territorial control after an eight-month standoff. The Tutsi-led insurgents captured the town from Congolese armed forces and government-allied Wazalendo fighters on Sunday, according to local official Kabaki Alimasi. While civilians were not directly […]
Morocco ranked second in the Arab world in terms of credit portfolio granted by microcredit associations by the end of 2020, according to the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF). The outstanding total of these credits amounted to $760 million at the end of the past year, the AMF said in its annual report on financial stability […]
The city of Molins de Rei in Spain has refused to host a scheduled women’s water polo match between Spain and Israel after Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activists lobbied for the event to be rejected. The match that was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon as part of a European preliminary championship ahead of the […]
