Washington and Rabat gave an African dimension to their Strategic Dialogue with the 1st session meeting of their joint working group on Africa convened Tuesday in Washington. The gathering was co-chaired by Moroccan minister Delegate for African cooperation Mohcine Jazouli and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy. “Africa is at the top […]
President Kais Saied Wednesday extended for one month the state of emergency in place since November 2015 after a suicide attack killed a dozen of forces from the presidential guard. The office of the President said the measure is starting as of April 30. The state of emergency, in place since late November 2015, has […]
South Africa’s Parliament speaker and ANC member Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula gave up her seat, after she lost a bid that would block her arrest over a corruption case. The Speaker, like many of ANC leaders, is accused of receiving bribes amounting to 135,000 dollars from a defense contractor when she was defense minister. Her case highlights […]
