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DRC: Rebel forces declare humanitarian pause in Eastern Congo crisis

In the shadow of last week’s devastating assault that claimed 900 lives, M23 rebels have announced a unilateral ceasefire in eastern Congo. The declaration comes as aid organizations scramble to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians in and around Goma, a mineral-rich city of two million now under rebel control. Behind the streets where […]

Morocco to reinforce water supply in north

Moroccan government approved a 12 billion dirham plan to build three dams to reinforce water supply in the northern region of Tangier-Tetouan-Alhoceima. The plan, dubbed Beni Mansour water complex, is part of the national 2019-2026 strategy presented in April 2019 before King Mohammed VI. The project will garner 1.35 cubic meters of water through three […]

Mauritania’s President Wants Opposition out of Parliament

Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz has called for banning opposition MPs from entering the parliament, labelling them as “intruders” and “extremists.” He said in an address to his party members, the Union for the Republic, in the northern locality of Akjoujt, that the presidential elections take place with the participation “of intruders with ideas and […]