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Senegal tasked with wooing military ruled Sahel states back into ECOWAS

West Africa’s economic bloc, ECOWAS, appointed Senegalese president Basirou Faye to intercede with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger who said they left the grouping and formed a new confederation. Faye was asked at the ECOWAS’ 65th ordinary session to work together with Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe to mediate and try to convince the three military […]

Tires join list of lacking goods in Algerian market

Algeria’s drastic import cut policy has caused a severe shortage in all sorts of tires in a country where queues for basic goods have become the new norm. Restrictions to curb the outflow of hard currency in the import reliant country have hit several sectors in Algeria including cars and car parts and tires, leading […]

Atlas Lion Nayef Aguerd joins Olympique de Marseille in €23M move from West Ham

Olympique de Marseille has officially signed Moroccan international Nayef Aguerd from West Ham United in a €23 million transfer, marking the defender’s return to Ligue 1 and a significant step in his career. Aguerd, 28, brings a wealth of experience to the French club, having previously played in Ligue 1 with Dijon and Rennes before […]