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UK Tightens Visa Regime on DRC Over Migrant Returns Standoff

The United Kingdom government has imposed visa restrictions on arrivals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after Kinshasa failed to agree to measures enabling the return of illegal migrants and foreign national offenders. Under the move, fast-track visa processing for Congolese nationals will end, while preferential access for VIPs and politicians has been withdrawn, […]

EIB Extends €70 Millon Loan to Euro-Mediterranean University of Fez

The European Investment Bank has granted a loan of €70 million to the Fez-based Euromed University for the construction and the equipment of a campus. An agreement was signed by officials from the Bank and the University last week to bolster the finances of the Euro-Mediterranean Institute, whose honorary Chairman is King Mohammed VI. Over […]

Algeria: Bouteflika Sues Le Monde over Panama Papers Scandal

The Algerian President has launched a lawsuit against French Paper le Monde for having published in April on its front page a picture of the Algerian President at the side of world leaders cited in the Panama Paper leaks. President Bouteflika’s lawyers have reportedly demanded €10,000 for compensation for moral prejudice suffered by the Algerian […]