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Tindouf: Polisario Intensifies Its Clamp Down on Protesters

The Polisario crackdown on its opponents and pro-democracy protesters in the Tindouf camps (Southern Algeria) is getting worse, tougher and wider with the arrest this week of Fadel Braika, who was nabbed after the kidnapping of the militant Abba Bouzid, member of the opposition group “Sahrawi Initiative for Change”.   Mr. Bouzid was abducted by […]

Online Marketplaces Could Create 3 Million Jobs in Africa by 2025, BCG report

Online marketplaces such as Jumia, Souq, Uber, and Travelstart could create around 3 million new jobs by 2025 across Africa. These digital platforms, which match buyers and providers of goods and services, could also raise incomes and boost inclusive economic growth with minimal disruption to existing businesses and workforce norms. These are among the findings […]

Moroccan navy rescues 54 migrants in southern waters

Morocco’s navy rescued 54 Sub-Saharan migrants, including 7 women and a child, in the waters of the southern provinces, near Tan Tan. The migrants, who were heading to the Canary Islands, have received medical care before they were handed to the Royal Gendarmerie. Increasing numbers of migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa are trying the riskier Atlantic […]