Moroccan police arrests quarantine violators

Benin debunks construction of military base to host French forces leaving Niger

Benin denied Wednesday September 27 a report by a Nigerien media that a military base in the north of the West African country is under construction to house French troops leaving Niger. In a statement, Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, the spokesperson for the President Patrice Talon’s administration rubbished the information that a military base is being […]

Libya not a failed state, Egypt considering military intervention

Despite the ongoing violence in Libya, the Council of Representatives has met for its first session in Tobruk due to the raging battles in Benghazi. Abu Bakr Baira, the lawmaker who presided over the session, said they have to “prove to the world that Libya is not a failed country” although internal differences have already […]

Egypt : how much is enough to restore investor confidence

Egyptian officials have renewed their efforts to draw back investors, especially in the energy sector, at an investment conference by paying the debts owed to foreign oil companies. Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said that $1,5billion of the $6billion debt has been approved. The Egyptian economy is suffering from the political crisis which has driven away […]