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DRC’s and Liberia’s new presidents sworn in, promising to improve economy, security

The newly elected presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi and of Liberia, Joseph Boakai, have been sworn in, with both promising to improve living conditions and security in their respective countries. The DRC’s President Tshisekedi has been sworn in following a landslide victory in the highly contested elections in December that […]

Senegal-Mauritania: 2Stv Warned for Criticizing Nouakchott

The Senegalese private TV channel 2Stv has received a warning from the country’s authorities for airing a program calling for armed protest against Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, reports say. The private channel reportedly aired on January 20 a program in which Ahmed Vall Messaoud, a former Mauritanian governor and now a human right […]

Qatar-US: Aljazeera America to wind down due to financial reasons

Cable news network Al Jazeera America announced Wednesday it is due to shut down its operations in America because of financial reasons. The network said it would stop operating by April 30, less than three years after it was launched in 2013 by Qatar-based global media group to bring unbiased news and rival main stream […]