UK Africa Investment Summit London Jan 2020

Moroccan railways transport 26.4 million passengers in h1

Some 26.4 million people used Moroccan trains to travel in the first six months this year, up 7% from the same period last year, rail operator ONCF said. Revenue grew 8% to 1.26 billion dirhams as more people use the fastest train in Africa Al Bouraq connecting Casablanca to Tangier. In total Al Boraq passengers […]

Somalia: Al-Shabab suicide bombing kills scores of regional officials, incl. governor

In Somalia, at least 5 people have been killed and 11 wounded, including a governor, in a suicide bombing in Bardhere in the southwestern Gedo region on Tuesday March 14.The al-Shabab militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing. “A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a guesthouse in Bardera where government officials were […]

Tunisia: Protests erupt in adverse effects of Covid-19 combat

Protests broke out Monday in parts of Tunisia after some citizens gathered to request the exceptional social aid promised by the government to help cope with the lockdown measures in the fight against Covid-19 disease. In the town of Mnihla, in Ariana Governorate, a large group of citizens rioted and burned tires in front of […]