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Jailed former Mauritanian President hospitalized for “urgent care’’

Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, in pre-trial detention since June in a case of alleged corruption, was admitted Wednesday night to the military hospital in Nouakchott for “urgent care,” one of his lawyers announced Thursday. Ould Abdelaziz, who led Mauritania from 2008 to 2019, “has been transferred to this hospital for urgent care (…) […]

Egypt starting to produce a turnaround, IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that the Egyptian economy is on the right path in recovering from the shambles of the protests that started in 2011. The implemented structural and monetary reforms are boosting the economy and IMF projected that growth could reach 3,8% in 2014-2015 and rise to up to 5% over […]

Libya: Demonstrations flare up against political deadlock, deteriorating living conditions

Demonstrations were staged Friday in several Libyan cities in protest against the political deadlock and the deteriorating living conditions in the country. Protesters demanded that all existing political bodies be dissolved and presidential and parliamentary elections be held as soon as possible. According to local and foreign media, the demonstrators also protested against the deteriorating […]