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Senegal’s new president Faye vows ‘systemic change’, names firebrand opposition leader Sonko as PM

Only hours after being sworn in as Senegal’s president on Tuesday (2 April), Bassirou Diomaye Faye named popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko as the nation’s prime minister. At 44, former tax inspector Bassirou Diomaye Faye is Senegal’s youngest president ever elected. During his campaign, he vowed to fight corruption, promised to renegotiate oil, gas and […]

Morocco, France seal a dozen agreements; AFD extends €150 Million loan for Youth Economic Integration

The 14th France-Morocco high level meeting held in Paris Thursday was marked by the signing of a dozen agreements intended to give a new dynamic to the partnership between the two countries. The agreements, signed at a ceremony chaired by French Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, and the Head of the Moroccan Government, Saâd Eddine El […]

Libya intercepts over 100 migrants, recovers bodies

In a series of maritime operations spanning three days, Libyan authorities have intercepted a total of 113 migrants and recovered three bodies along the country’s coastline. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior, the remains of three African migrants were discovered on a beach in Misrata, located approximately 200 kilometres east of […]