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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Atlas Cubs cruise to semifinals after beating US team

The Moroccan national under-20 team reached the semifinals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, held in Chile, after a well-deserved 3–1 victory over the United States on Sunday at the “El Teniente” Stadium in Rancagua, in the quarterfinals of the tournament. From the opening whistle, officiated by Peruvian referee Kevin Ortega, the American team put […]

Ivorian court bars top opposition leader Tidjane Thiam from presidential race

In a ruling that has stirred political controversy across Ivory Coast, a national court on Tuesday (22 April) disqualified opposition leader Tidjane Thiam from running in the country’s October presidential election, citing the loss of his Ivorian nationality. Thiam, former CEO of Credit Suisse and newly appointed leader of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast […]

Bouteflika’s Fifth Term Haunts Upcoming Algerian Presidential Elections

Algeria has finally announced the holding of presidential elections among indicators that ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika may run for a fifth term. The 81-year-old president who has been in power since 1999 has not spoken in public since he suffered a stroke in 2013. Yet, indicators show that the king makers within the Algerian regime […]