Algeria: 11 People Dead, 19 Injured in Orphanage Fire Tragedy

At least 11 people died and 19 were injured after an orphanage caught fire in Algeria. The age of the victims has not been disclosed. The death toll is still provisional, while the cause of the blaze remains unknown. The fire broke out early Thursday at Mohammedia orphanage, located in the eastern suburbs of Algiers. […]

Libya contemplates seizure of Zambia’s international assets over $380-million debt

Libya’s telecommunications investor LAP GreenN, controlled by the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) is considering seizure of Zambia’s international asset in a bid to recoup $380 million that Southern African country owes it.   The debt, LAP GreenN notes, dates back to Zambia’s nationalization of Zamtel in 2012, a year after LAP GreenN bought […]

Morocco: Navy intercepts two canoes carrying 124 Sub-Saharan migrants; FAR units intercepted some 87,000 would-be irregular migrants in 2023

Two Coast Guard vessels and a High-Seas Patrol boat of the Royal Navy successfully intercepted two canoes carrying a total of 124 Sub-Saharan migrants, including 8 minors. The operation, part of national waters monitoring, took place at approximately 75 km west of the Southern city of Dakhla. According to a statement from the General Staff […]