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Tunisia: Son-in-law of deposed President Ben Ali sentenced to 15 years in prison in absentia

A court in capital Tunis handed a 15-year prison sentence to Sakhr El Matri, the son-in-law of late president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, on corruption charges. El Matri according to media reports is mired in a corruption and administrative orders overrunning case involving a company that belonged to him in 2008. The ruling is […]

Somalia: scores killed in al-Shabab bomb attack on Mogadishu mayor’s office

Somali government forces have ended an al-Shabab siege of the Mogadishu mayor’s office and other local government facilities after the al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed the compound in the capital city Sunday January 22. Somalia’s Ministry of Information said, in a statement, security forces shot dead six al-Shabab fighters behind Sunday’s attack on the Banadir Regional Administration […]

CHAN: U23 Soccer Team at Airport Awaiting Official Authorization to Take Off to Constantine

The U23 national soccer team is, Friday morning, at the Rabat-Salé airport waiting for the official authorization to take off to Constantine to take part in the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will be held from January 13 to February 4, 2023. “We are at the airport and we are still waiting for the official […]