Western Mediterranean Interior Ministers Pledge to Fight Terrorism Organized Crime

King Urges Benkirane to Continue Negotiations to Form Coalition Government

After a deadlock in forming a new government that lasted more than three months, Royal Advisor Fouad Ali El Himma visited Abdelilah Benkirane to tell him that the King urges him to continue negotiations on the political composition of the new cabinet. The news was relayed by Moroccan media outlets which said that EL Himma […]

Congolese slam intl. community for complicity in M23 rebel’s violence

Hundreds of Congolese marched to the British and French consulate earlier this week, carrying banners calling out the “international community’s ambiguity” in the face of the M23 (March 23) rebels. The demonstration took place after a meeting in Luanda where the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Rwanda as well as the East African Community […]

Tunisia: Interior Minister’s spouse dies in hospital after gas canister exploded at residence

The Tunisian government announced Tuesday the death of the spouse of Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine who died of wounds she suffered when a gas canister exploded last month in the kitchen of their residence. Nasreddine Ncibi, spokesman for the government indicated that she succumbed to injuries after she was burned in the deadly incident. She […]