Algeria plane crash

Kabyle music Icon Idir buried in Paris instead of his homeland

Icon of Amazigh music in Algeria, Hamid Cheriet, better known as Idir, has been buried in Paris instead of his beloved Kabyle region after the Algerian regime declined requests for the repatriation of his body. Idir died on May 3 in France at the age of 70 after a long struggle with pulmonary disease leaving […]

Royal Air Maroc Opens Casablanca-Washington Air Link

Morocco’s flag carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), will be operating three flights a week from Casablanca to Washington as of this September. The inaugural flight was launched on September 8 using the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Moroccan airline said in a statement. The Casablanca-Washington air route is the third long-haul flight launched by RAM in […]

Ethiopia crisis: US, EU urge govt. to restore services in conflict-torn Tigray

Ethiopia’s government should resume essential services in the conflict-torn Tigray region in the north of the country, the United States and European Union envoys for the Horn of Africa have said, after a rare visit to the war-torn region facing dire conditions. Tigray, a region in the north of the country, has been struggling to […]