Burundi presidential candidate Agathon Rwasa

IMF commends Morocco’s measures to contain Covid-19 crisis, expand social welfare

The prompt measures adopted by Morocco after the outbreak of the coronavirus outbreak helped the country contain the economic and social impact of the pandemic, said the IMF, noting that the country should brace for deep recession this year. The Moroccan economy will contract by 6 to 7% this year due to the impact of […]

Chad signs Qatar-mediated peace deal with opposition, main insurgents refused to join

More than 40 rebel and opposition factions signed a deal with Chad’s transitional authorities in Doha on Monday, August 8, agreeing to join broader national peace talks after years of turmoil — though the most powerful insurgent group refused to take part. Under the agreement, Mahamat Idriss Deby’s Transitional Military Council and hundreds of opposition […]

Libya: HoR member kidnapped for criticizing Haftar allegedly killed

Libyan lawmaker kidnapped last month for criticizing east-based military commander, Khalifa Haftar, was allegedly killed by her abductors reportedly linked to the renegade military leader. Siham Sirgiwa, a member of the Benghazi-based House of Representatives (HoR), has been unaccounted for since early July after she criticized in a TV interview Haftar’s ongoing offensive to take […]