Atlas lions with manager Vahid Halilhodzic

Algeria: Ailing Bouteflika clings to power despite incapacity to rule

Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika stunned Algerians and opposition parties when he affirmed in an address on Independence Day that he would continue ruling Algeria despite his critical health condition. Under fire at home and on the international front for his incapacity and for the corruption and autocracy of his regime, president Bouteflika slammed critics […]

How three North African Popes shaped modern Christianity

North Africa, though predominantly Muslim today, was once a Christian heartland that produced three popes who fundamentally shaped Christianity as it is now known. Their legacies include the establishment of Easter Sunday and Valentine’s Day celebrations that continue to this day. “North Africa was the Bible Belt of ancient Christianity,” Professor Christopher Bellitto, a historian […]

Morocco Foils 50K Illegal Migration Attempts, Dismantles 80 Human Trafficking Networks in 2017

Morocco has taken steadfast action against criminal networks operating in human trafficking thanks to a pro-active security approach that enabled the dismantling of 80 networks and foiling 50,000 illegal immigration attempts so far in 2017, said director of immigration at Morocco’s interior ministry, Khaled Zerouali.   This brings the number of busted human trafficking cells […]