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Heavy gunfire in Burkina Faso capital, soldiers on streets, sparking coup fears

Heavy gunfire rang out early Friday in Burkina Faso’s capital — near the presidential palace, the main military camp and some residential areas — and the state broadcaster went off the air, sparking fears of a mutiny nine months after a military coup d’etat overthrew the country’s president. Soldiers are reported to have taken up […]

Benin sentences Dutch man to 15 years in prison for possession of “high risk” drug

Benin’s Court of Economic Crimes and Terrorism Repression (CRIET) pressed Tuesday 15 years in prison sentence against a Dutch man for possession and sale of “high risk” drug, reports say. The court also fined the man whose identity has not been revealed XOF10 million ($16,000). Per the verdict, the man has 15 days to appeal […]

Morocco Sets up Pest Surveillance Network to Suppress Medfly, Promotes Sterile Insect Technique

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAE), in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has helped Morocco achieve its first victory in the ongoing campaign to suppress Mediterranean fruit fly, sometimes referred to as the ‘medfly,’ which is threatening the country’s economy.   To suppress the pet, the Moroccan Government and producers have committed […]