An appeals court in capital Algiers Wednesday confirmed the jail term sentences against former Premiers charged with corruption. Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal were sentenced respectively to 15 and 12 years in prison last December after they were charged with misappropriation of public funds, abuse of power and granting undue privileges. Both were Prime Ministers […]
A new wave of violence erupted in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels launched an offensive just days before the presidents of both East African countries are set to meet for a crisis summit in Dar es Salaam. The renewed clashes come days after the M23 group declared a unilateral ceasefire […]
Morocco’s Saham Group is preparing to increase its shareholding in Teleperformance, the Paris-based global leader in customer experience services, in a move that reinforces the group’s ambition to build a significant presence in the upper tier of the international business services industry. The planned capital increase follows a trajectory set in motion by the November […]
