UNOSSC & AMCI

Tunisia to join UN Security Council

Tunisia was among the five countries that will join the UN Security council as non-permanent members for a two-year term starting in January. The North African country was elected along with Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the 15-nation body responsible for maintaining international peace and security. Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui said […]

Egyptians fret about Ethiopia Nile dam filling

Worry grips Egyptian officials who fear a natural disaster as Ethiopia prepares to fill its giant Nile dam, the Great Renaissance Dam, for the fifth time, without any coordination with downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan. Egypt has for long expressed concern at the dam, while Ethiopia argues that the water-sharing deals signed under the colonial […]

Algeria: Authorities Left Man Stuck in Well for Six Days

The majority of Algerians feel disgusted, abandoned and outraged after a 31-year-old man was left to die in a well in the southeast of Algeria, Africa’s biggest military spender and member of the OPEC cartel. Ayache Mahjoubi fell accidently in a well in M’Sila Province and remained stuck there for six days as the poorly […]