It seems that Algerian news websites “Tout sur l’Algérie” (TSA) have been clearly shut down by the authorities. Both the Arabic and French online editions of TSA are inaccessible via Algérie Télécom, the country’s state-owned traditional Internet Service Provider, and via Mobilis, the state-owned mobile Internet provider, since 5 October. Algérie Télécom, the service provider, […]
Morocco’s central bank cut its borrowing rate to 2.75% from 3% as inflation drops thanks to lowering food prices and easing external inflationary pressures, the bank said following its board meeting. “On the basis of all these considerations, the Board considered that the calibrated tightening of monetary policy, the regular monitoring of the transmission of […]
Namibian authorities have removed a controversial statue of German colonial officer Curt von Francois, who was seen as a symbol of colonial oppression, following pressure from local activists. The monument was erected in 1965 to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the city of Windhoek, now the capital, which was credited to von […]
