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Rabat-Madrid Row: Morocco accuses Spain of Europeanizing bilateral crisis

The Spanish government is “attempting to Europeanize a bilateral crisis” between Morocco and Spain, triggered by Madrid’s decision to host Polisario chief Brahim Ghali with an Algerian passport bearing a false name, said on Wednesday Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The Moroccan-Spanish diplomatic crisis is not over with the departure of Ghali from the Spanish […]

Tunisia closes borders as Coronavirus cases rise to 24

Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfekh Monday said the country is shutting down its borders as part of measures to curb the spread of the Coronavirus disease as the North African country reports 24 confirmed cases. Speaking in an address to the nation, Fakhfekh said only transportation of shipments and repatriation of citizens from abroad are […]

Senegal’s new president Faye vows ‘systemic change’, names firebrand opposition leader Sonko as PM

Only hours after being sworn in as Senegal’s president on Tuesday (2 April), Bassirou Diomaye Faye named popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko as the nation’s prime minister. At 44, former tax inspector Bassirou Diomaye Faye is Senegal’s youngest president ever elected. During his campaign, he vowed to fight corruption, promised to renegotiate oil, gas and […]