51st Munich Security Conference

More Africans to be exposed to malaria mosquitoes due to rising temperatures — experts

With rising temperatures, people living in regions across Africa that were once inhospitable to malaria-carrying mosquitoes, including the mountains of eastern Ethiopia and the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, could be newly exposed to the disease, according to latest studies on this topic. As the temperature range where malaria-carrying mosquitoes thrive is rising in elevation as […]

Moroccan authorities catch 7 tons of cannabis on Mauritanian borders

Moroccan authorities foiled a smuggling attempt of 7 tons of cannabis resin (locally known as chira) as Morocco tightens grips of all sorts of trafficking on its southernmost border crossing of Guerguarate.   The banned substance was concealed in a large truck bound to Sub-Saharan markets, the Moroccan police said in a statement.   According […]

Libya: HoR-backed PM Bashagha leaves Tripoli after fighting erupts

Libya’s parliament-appointed prime minister Fathi Bashagha left the capital Tripoli on Tuesday, his office said, hours after his attempt to enter the city led to clashes between rival factions. Clashes erupted earlier on Tuesday as Bashagha arrived to try to take control of government from a rival administration that has refused to cede power. Fighting […]