Africa Urban Exodus

Bouteflika sends his candidacy, commits to organize early presidential elections & to quit

Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s campaign director, Sunday evening presented to the Constitutional Council the incumbent president’s candidacy for a fifth term, only few hours before the deadline for submitting candidacies. According to the official news agency APS, Abdelghani Zaâlane, Bouteflika’s new campaign director, submitted Bouteflika’s candidacy to the Constitutional Council. Abdelghani Zaâlane, Minister of transport, was unexpectedly […]

Peruvian MPs get informed about development progress in Dakhla Oued-Eddahab

A Peruvian parliamentary delegation paid a visit to Dakhla on Tuesday to learn about the development momentum in the region across various areas. The visit of the Peruvian delegation, led by Speaker of the Peruvian Congress Eduardo Salhuana Cavides, provided opportunity to discover the region’s potential and infrastructure in various economic and social sectors. In […]

Nigerian intellectuals warn Tinubu’s govt against hosting US, French military bases

Several prominent Nigerian intellectuals have sent an open letter to the country’s president and the National Assembly, urging them to tread with maximum caution over an alleged signing of a defense pact with the United States and France to establish their military bases in the West African country. The coalition, without providing evidence, accused Washington […]