The candidates vying to succeed Moussa Faki Mahamat as head of the African Union Commission are now known. There are four candidates ready to take over from the Chadian, who will reach the end of his two mandates early next year. The four candidates come from the East of the continent, in line with the […]
Unidentified gunmen attacked an army base and a town in northeast Nigeria during the night from Friday to Saturday (18-19 November), killing nine soldiers, two policemen and scores of civilians in the latest violence in the region. Riding in trucks fitted with machine guns, the fighters, suspected to be members of the Islamic State West […]
Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch defended the performance of his cabinet after 100 days in office saying that large scale reforms are on track with a particular focus on employment and the relaunch of economic activity. After pointing out to the improvement of domestic demand, Akhannouch said the government plans to create 250,000 temporary jobs […]
