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Morocco foils smuggling attempt of 25.5kg of cocaine at Tanger-Med port

Moroccan security forces Monday foiled the smuggling into the country of 25.5kg of cocaine at Tanger-Med port that was hidden in a truck coming from a European country. The operation is the result of cooperation between the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) and judicial police, Moroccan security services announced via Twitter. The truck driver, […]

Power Struggle: Algerian Assembly Elects New Speaker

Algeria’s National Assembly on Wednesday elected Mouad Bouchareb, 47, as new speaker by 320 votes with one absentee. Mouad Bouchareb will now replace Saïd Bouhadja who is accused of alleged mismanagement and “inability” to lead. The disputed Speaker adamantly refused to resign despite a series of decisions announced by the FLN party. Bouhadja claims that […]

CAF confirms postponement of 2022 World Cup qualifiers

The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which met in Kigali, Rwanda, over the weekend, made a number of decisions concerning the organization of major events on the continent.   The decisions included the postponement of the African zone’s qualifiers for the World Cup scheduled in Qatar from November 21 to December […]