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Morocco’s national football team has moved up one place to 11th in the latest FIFA World Rankings, released Thursday, edging closer to its best-ever position of 10th, achieved in November 1998. According to FIFA, the Atlas Lions earned the promotion after winning eight of their last nine matches since the previous rankings update in July. […]
Gabon: Ali Bongo back in good shape
Gabonese President Ali Bongo has returned to Gabon on Monday after a three-month medical leave during which a coup attempt was thwarted in the Central African nation. Gabon has been without effective government since October, when President Ali Bongo suffered a stroke while visiting Saudi Arabia. Bongo’s long absence led to numerous rumors about his […]
Tunisia: Row Deepens over Germany’s Deportation of Osama bin Laden’s Bodyguard
Authorities in Tunisia have confiscated the passport of a man suspected of being an Islamist militant who once served as Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard to prevent him from returning to Germany. The 42-year-old Tunisian man, Sami Aidoudi, applied for asylum in Germany in 2007. His application was rejected and he was deported last month. On […]



