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Morocco starts repatriating its citizens stranded in Melilla

The Moroccan government authorized the repatriation as of this Friday May 15 of the Moroccans who have been stranded in the Spanish enclave of Melilla since Morocco closed its air, land and sea borders last March 12 to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Spanish news agency EFE, quoting official Moroccan sources, said the operation […]

World Bank loans Sudan $100m to combat deep food insecurity

The World Bank has released $100 million for the World Food Program to tackle “deep food insecurity” for 2 million people in Sudan. The Washington-based institution in a statement said the funds will help provide an “emergency safety net” amid worsening hunger in the northeast African nation “caused by a poor harvest and rising international […]

U.S. imposes sanctions on Algerian entity for its ties with terrorist-labelled organization Hamas

The United States has imposed sanctions on Algerian NGO Al Baraka over its ties with Hamas and financial support provided to its terrorist activities. Hamas has been designated by the U.S. foreign terrorist organization. “El Baraka, based in Algeria, diverted funds intended for humanitarian causes to fund Hamas. As President of El Baraka, Ahmed Brahimi […]