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Mali: Parliamentary elections maintained despite coronavirus

Despite the coronavirus risk, the long-delayed parliamentary elections – whose first round is planned for next Sunday March 29 – in Mali will go ahead. The announcement was made by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, in a televised address, Wednesday. He reassured that a “scrupulous respect” of health measures will be observed. “The government will […]

Egypt: hundreds of protesters arrested in two-day anti-Sisi demonstrations

Hundreds of people have been arrested in connection to surprising two straight days of demonstrations in several cities against President Fattah al-Sisi accused of corruption. Turkish state-run news agency, Anadolu, citing a local human rights NGO said over 350 have been arrested during Friday and Saturday night protests. According to the Egyptian Commission for Rights […]

Morocco, UK discuss priorities of joint post-covid roadmap

Morocco and the United Kingdom reiterated, on Friday, the importance of setting the priorities of a joint roadmap for the post-covid period in line with the Strategic Partnership between the two countries. During a teleconference meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and Minister of State in charge of the Middle East and North […]