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Morocco: 28 people electrocuted to death in a clandestine factory in Tangier

At least 28 people have lost their lives in a clandestine factory in Tangiers (northern Morocco) after they were reportedly electrocuted in a short circuit caused by the torrential rains that are lashing the area. The industrial unit was hosted in an underground garage, located under a residential villa, in western Tangier. The incident occurred […]

Algeria’s Boiling South Bears Seeds of ‘chaotic implosion’- Algerian Opposition Leader

An imminent implosion is threatening Algeria’s stability as several regions of its south are boiling in protest over decades of economic marginalization, said Algerian opposition leader Said Saadi. Saadi, who was speaking to Algerian diaspora in Quebec, said the Amazigh speaking Kabylie region has always been portrayed as a region of dissent, but “today the […]

Ethiopia implements taxation overhaul to address USAID funding gap

Ethiopia’s parliament has enacted a sweeping tax reform targeting both private and public sector employees to fill the financial void created by USAID’s recent funding suspension. The newly established Ethiopian Disaster Risk Response Fund will channel these tax revenues toward critical projects previously sustained by USAID, which had been Ethiopia’s foremost development and humanitarian partner. […]