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Morocco: Mourinho declines offer to coach Atlas Lions

Former Manchester UTD head Coach Jose Mourinho has refused to coach Morocco’s national soccer team. The offer was presented by the Moroccan football association (FRMF), local reports say. The FRMF, according to local Assabah newspaper, is preparing the aftermath of current national team coach Herve Renard who is likely to part with Morocco after this […]

DRC: massive expansion in cobalt, copper mining leads to human rights abuses — AI report

The expansion of industrial-scale mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that extract cobalt and copper to be used in rechargeable batteries has led to the forced eviction of entire communities and grievous human rights abuses, including sexual assault, arson, and beatings, according to a 100-page report published by Amnesty International. Entitled ‘Powering […]

Algeria: Abdelmadjid Tebboune wins presidential election

Algeria’s former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune had won Thursday’s presidential election. He secured 58% of the vote, enough to forego a second round, the electoral body said. The final voter turnout was 40%, the electoral body’s head said in a televised news conference in Algiers. Tebboune, who served as housing minister under Bouteflika and briefly […]