Surge in Coronavirus cases costs Morocco its place in EU safe travel list

The EU removed Morocco from a safe destination list for non-essential travel after coronavirus cases spiked in the North African country to over 30,000. Morocco was until August 7 part of the restricted number of 10 countries including Tunisia, Rwanda, Japan and New Zealand. The list serves as a guideline rather than a rule for […]

Kinshasa hosts Pre-COP27 October 3-4

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is hosting this October 3 and 4 the COP27’s preparatory meeting (PRECOP27), a platform of exchange and debate that will bring together about sixty Ministers of Environment and/or Energy as well as representatives of negotiating groups, the UNFCCC Secretariat and representatives of civil society, ahead […]

Guinea Bissau: Umaro Sissoco Embalo willing to continue serving as President

Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has expressed his willingness to continue serving as “President of Guinea-Bissau” if his supporters desire it, reversing a decision he made just last week. Previously, Embaló had announced he would not seek a second term, citing his wife’s advice. “It was a decision I made after listening to the opinion […]