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Senegal: Ringleader of foiled June-drug-trafficking at Dakar port surrenders to justice

The mainstay in the busted trafficking of nearly 800 kg of drug in June at Dakar port has surrendered himself to authorities as Mexican and Brazilian cartels threaten to kill him over the foiled operation, reports say. At large since late June when security forces seized 798 kg of cocaine hidden in 15 brand new […]

Wizzair Launches Agadir-Budapest Non-stop Flight

Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizzair, has launched, on October 31, a second direct flight between Hungary and Morocco linking the Atlantic tourist hub of Agadir to Budapest. This air route adds to the Marrakech-Budapest link that has been inaugurated by the same airline. The national tourism promotion office (ONMT) explained in a statement that the launch […]

West African Countries to Adopt New Single Currency in 2020

West African finance ministers and central bank governors of the Economic Community of West African States agreed at a meeting in Côte d’Ivoire to speed up the creation of a single currency next year. “At a ministerial level, we’ve established a roadmap” for the establishment of a new currency in 2020, Ivorian Finance Minister Adama […]