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Over $4m embezzled in Gabon this year – Chief of Police

Over $4 million (2.6 billion CFA) were embezzled between January and October this year in Gabon, the Chief of Police of the central African country, has revealed. Serge Hervé Ngoma made the remark at the opening ceremony of the 28th Global Program to Fight Financial Crime, Corruption and Asset Recovery, on Monday in capital Libreville, […]

Covid-19: Will Moroccan Govt. extend again public health emergency?

The Moroccan government Council will discuss during its upcoming meeting scheduled Thursday the covid-19 pandemic situation in the country and make a decision on the state of health emergency to expire on December 31. According to some press reports, several factors suggest that Moroccan authorities will extend emergency coronavirus powers to preserve the progress achieved […]

Zaina Nyiramatama, Rwanda’s New Ambassador to Morocco

Zaina Nyiramatama, former executive secretary of Rwanda’s National Commission for Children (NCC), has been appointed new ambassador to Morocco, a statement by the Prime Minister’s office announced on Saturday. Zaina Nyiramatama replaces former mufti of Rwanda Sheikh Saleh Habimana, who was appointed in July 2019 as Rwanda’s first ambassador to Rabat. The appointment of Nyiramatama, […]