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Malawi mourns vice-president and 9 others killed in plane crash

Malawi’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima, and nine others were killed when a small military plane crashed in a northern mountainous region, the country’s president said in a live televised address on Tuesday. The wreckage of the plane was found after a search that lasted more than 24 hours since it disappeared on Monday (10 June) but […]

Chad declares state of emergency as floods leave millions in despair

Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby has declared a state of emergency over flooding that is affecting more than a million people in 636 localities in the country while swallowing up more than 465,000 hectares of fields. While not uncommon during Chad’s rainy season, which usually runs from May to October in its southern regions, this […]

Spain-Morocco: Annual summer transit operation of expatriates delayed probably to July

Every year, thousands of Moroccans, Algerians… living in Europe used to cross Spain on their way to their countries of origin to spend their summer holidays. But this year, this annual transit operation will not start in June as usual due to coronavirus. The announcement was made lately by the Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska. […]