Tunisian PM-designate Habib Jemli

Morocco’s vaccination campaign passes 2 million people threshold

Over 2.2 million people have been vaccinated in Morocco by Feb.18 as the country lowered the threshold for the targeted population to over 60 years old. Morocco plans to inoculate 80% or more than 30 million of people aged over 17 years old and ordered 66 million doses from China’s Sinopharm and AstraZeneca. The country […]

Mauritania: MPs file complaint against former president Ould Abdel Aziz for defamation

Mauritanian Parliamentarians have filed a defamation suit against former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.   On April 15, in an interview with Jeune Afrique, former President Ould Abdel Aziz accused Parliament of having received a bribe of 300 million ouguiyas from the government, the equivalent of nearly 700,000 euros, to vote for the creation of […]

Turkey to Conduct Mineral Exploration Activities in Niger

The Turkish General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) will carry out mineral exploration activities in Niger under a cooperation agreement between the two countries signed Monday. Exploration activities will take place in the West African country’s geochemistry, geophysics and drilling projects, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez who signed the agreement […]