G5_Sahel

Mali: New Prime Minister appointed after ethnic massacre

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has appointed ex-Finance Minister Boubou Cisse as the new prime minister of the West African nation. Last week, Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and his cabinet resigned following criticism over the handling of an upsurge of violence in the center of the country and in particular the massacre of Ogossagou […]

Tunisia: Tunisair to Shed 1,000 Jobs to Improve Competition

The Tunisian national air carrier Tunisair will proceed to financial and structural adjustment leading to 1,000 job cut in a bid to trim public spending and improve international competition, Transport minister announced on Monday. The announcement came as new Prime Minister Youssef Chahed’s cabinet was sworn in. Chahed in an address to the Tunisian parliament […]

NAM-Sahara: Morocco exposes Algeria‘s attempts to mislead international community

Morocco has exposed Algeria’s brazen lies and craven attempts to mislead the international community by spreading false information on Western Sahara during the latest virtual ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held July 13-14. In a letter addressed to NAM presidency, Morocco’s permanent representative to UN Omar Hilale responded to the provocative and offensive […]