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Ethiopia to build Africa’s largest airport

Ethiopia plans to build what would be the largest airport on the continent, with four-runways at an estimated cost of $6 billion. The airport will be located near the resort town of Bishoftu (Oromia region), 45 km from the country’s capital and will span over an area of 35 sq.km, Mesfin Taseu, CEO of the […]

Algerian FM gives blank check to Spanish peer

Spanish foreign minister can speak in my name and that of Algeria. Thus spoke Algeria’s foreign minister Sabri Boukadoum at a recent press briefing triggering backlash from Algerian independent reporters who denounced an irresponsible act that belittles Algeria. The statement was made in a press conference prior to the scandal that resulted from an Algerian-Spanish […]

Religious freedom in Morocco, “a beautiful flower of coexistence that promises to bear fruit” – Pope Francis

Pope Francis who was on two-day apostolic visit to Morocco March 30-31 hailed the religious freedom he witnessed in Morocco and the respect with which all brothers and sisters are welcomed and upheld the example of Morocco where, he said, people of all faiths are protected. “This is a beautiful flower of coexistence that promises […]