Morocco: Tourism revenues drop by half up to November

Morocco’s tourism revenues dropped by 51% in the first eleven months of last year under the impact of the pandemic and travel restrictions, the finance ministry said. The drop was attenuated 76% a month earlier, thanks to arrivals by Moroccan expatriates. In terms of arrivals however, Morocco registered only 142,000 tourists, down 82% compared to […]

Burundi: stockbroker Jackon Simbananiye assassinated a week before presidential election

Burundi’s biggest stockbroker, Jackon Simbananiye, better known as Kirahwata, was assassinated less than a week before presidential elections. Jackon Simbananiye was abducted Wednesday evening as he was coming out of a sauna in Bujumbura and his body, still bearing marks and a rope around his neck, was found Thursday morning, May 14, lying in a […]

Washington Denounces Erdogan’s Security Brutality against Protesters

The US State Department has denounced the brutality of the security personnel accompanying the Turkish President after they roughed anti-Erdogan protesters Tuesday in Washington. Footages of a brawl between a small group of protesters believed to be pro-Kurdish and some men dressed in black suits, identified as Erdogan’s security agents, went viral on social media. […]