The death toll from sudden flash floods in Safi climbed to 37, after an hour of intense thunderstorms inundated the Atlantic city on Sunday, December 14, sweeping away vehicles, flooding homes and shops, and severing key roads, local authorities said. Officials said 32 people were injured, most of whom have since been discharged from hospital, […]
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 […]
Fears are growing in Algeria over the possibility of the non-renewal by Morocco of the contract governing the Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline, which transports Algerian gas through Morocco and the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain and Europe. Concerns were voiced in the Algerian press, speculating about a potential cessation of the contract, which expires in 2021 […]
