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Participants in the Africa Eco Race Ignore Polisario’s Futile Threats

The participants in the International Rally-Raid, Africa Eco Race, ignored the threats and injunctions of the Polisario and crossed safely the Guerguarat crossing post at the Moroccan-Mauritanian border this Monday (January 8). During the crossing, under the watchful eye of the MINURSO, participants who came from the city of Dakhla, were brandishing posters stating the […]

Tunisia: Youssef Chahed submits candidacy for September 15 snap elections

Tunisia’s Premier Friday submitted his candidacy to run for September advanced presidential elections for Tahya Tounes. The newly created Tahya Tounes party, a breakaway branch of the ruling Nidaa Tounes, announced last week it would choose Youssef Chahed as its candidate for the Presidential elections. However, he waited until the last day of the deadline, […]

Burkina Faso coup denounced by EU and AU, as protestors attack French embassy

African Union chief joins regional leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in condemning the removal of military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in a coup – the second in less than a year — as the United Nations has voiced concern about the situation in the country and the European Union denounced […]