A devastating landslide at Kampala’s only landfill site has resulted in at least 21 deaths, with rescue workers still searching for survivors. The tragedy occurred after weeks of heavy rainfall caused a massive mound of garbage to collapse, burying nearby homes as residents slept. President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the relocation of all residents living […]
In a self-defeating decision Algerian bank association (ABEF) ordered in December a ban of all transactions involving transshipment through Moroccan ports. Few days later, in January, ABEF partly backpedaled on the decision excluding fresh produce and meat, while maintaining the ban of all transactions involving other non-perishable goods. The boycott generated “immediate and severe consequences,” […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco won the 2016 Mandela Peace Prize awarded by the Paris-based Mandela Institute. King Mohammed VI has been awarded the prize in recognition of his “contribution to the building of a society of justice and peace between humans and nations, in addition to his efforts to promote the development of Africa […]
