meeting of FM of Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Washington 14 Nov 2019

Tunisia: President freezes all parliamentary activities, lifts immunity of all MPs, dismisses PM

President Kais Saied has decided after an emergency meeting with senior military and security officials Sunday evening to freeze the parliament’s activities, lift all MPs’ immunity, dismiss Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, and assume the presidency of the executive, announced the official news agency TAP on its website. “The Constitution does not allow the dissolution of […]

Botswana cancels 100 MW joint venture solar power tender

Botswana’s state-owned utility has cancelled a tender in which it was seeking private investor partners to build a 100 MW solar power plant in the Southern African nation. According to the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), the project, which was initially structured as a joint venture between BPC and private producers, will now be implemented through […]

Algerian Terrorist Yahya Abu Hamam in US Blacklist

Algeria-born jihadist Yahya Abu Hamam, emir of al Qaeda in North Africa, has been added by the US to the list of global terrorists for his key role in the group’s terror activities in the Maghreb and Sahel region. Hamam spent 18 months in jail in Algeria for his terrorist activities. After his release, he […]