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Rwanda’s Kagame on track for win of fourth presidential term

With 79% of the ballots counted, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has won more than 99% of the vote during Monday’s (15 July) presidential election, according to electoral authorities, putting him on course to serve a fourth term as the country’s leader. Kagame has won every election since 2000 and he is set for a fourth […]

Morocco’s Ismahane Elouafi appointed as FAO’s Chief Scientist

Morocco’s Ismahane Elouafi was appointed Chief Scientist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a newly created post by the UN agency. FAO Director General Qu Dongyu announced Ismahane Elouafi’s recent nomination at the 35th session of the FAO regional conference for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. The creation of the new […]

Algeria isolated as Arab league members push for condemnation of Iran

Algeria, the host of the Arab League summit to take place on Nov 2, has to brace for an Arab League resolution condemning Iran’s destabilizing acts in the east and the west of the Arab world.   A motion in this regard was put forward by Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita who proposed the inclusion […]