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Moroccans trust security services more than politicians- independent think tank

The Moroccan army and the police scored higher compared to politicians in the annual trust index released by the independent Rabat-based MIPA think tank (Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis), in collaboration with German foundation Heinrich Boll Stiftung. Out of a sample of 1500 people, 95% said they trusted the army and 92% the police while […]

Equatorial Guinea votes with veteran ruler poised to extend 43 years in power

Equatorial Guinea went to the polls, with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been in power for more than 43 years, all-but certain of winning a record sixth term in what is one of the most authoritarian and enclosed states in the world. The 80-years-old has had the longest tenure of any living head […]

Burkina Faso: At least 43 villagers killed in attacks in Yatenga province

At least 43 villagers were killed in attacks perpetrated by unidentified armed individuals, Sunday March 8, in three Fulani villages (Dinguila, Ramdolla and Barga) in the Yatenga Province in Northern Burkina Faso, announced Minister of Communication and spokesman for the government Remis Fulgrance Dandjinou in a press release published Monday afternoon. Six persons were wounded […]