Nigeria will conduct, as of May 3rd, the national population census, the first in 17 years, a state official said Monday. Garba Abari, Head of the National Orientation Agency, said the process will take three days and will wrap up on May 5. “The census is very important because it brings together development, planning, security, […]
The much-delayed Egyptian parliamentary elections that were slated to take place in March could finally begin by the end of August and a parliament would be in place before 2016. A statement released by Omar Marwan, spokesman for the Higher Elections Committee (HEC), said the elections are expected to “take two months” and a parliament […]
Chili announced it will shut down its foreign mission in Algeria and four other countries by the end of 2020 in a move to reduce costs and scale up relations with other countries such has Belgium and Austria. The widely-circulated Chilean daily El Mercurio reports that Chile’s decision to close its embassy in Algiers threw […]
