A U.S. State Department delegation traveled this week to the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla wherein they launched an e-commerce platform, dubbed “Dakhla-Market” which enables local artisans to showcase their artwork and services online. The delegation included Ariel Vaagen and Colin O’Connor, members of the U.S. Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Dakhla-Market is an outgrowth […]
The Constitutional Council in Burkina Faso announced that the leader of the junta in power in the country Ibrahim Traore will be sworn in on Friday as the President of the transition, less than a month after seizing power. The Constitutional Council “takes note of the resignation” of Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, author of a […]
Hungarian far-right president Victor Orban said he plans to send 200 soldiers to Chad to help curb migration. He made the remark following a meeting with Chad’s president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in Budapest. Chad plays a vital role in the campaign against migration, Orban said on Facebook. “Migration from Africa to Europe cannot be […]
