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Tunisia: Army foils intrusion attempt by armed group from Libya

The Tunisian army has thwarted an attempt by an armed group from Libya to sneak onto Tunisia. A security source from Ben Guerdane, southern Tunisia, near the Libyan border told local radio Mosaïque FM that the army repelled the attempt. The source did not identify the armed group but said the two sides traded gun […]

Four Ministers of Moroccan descent in new Israeli government

The newly formed Israeli government has four ministers of Moroccan descent, less than the previous government which had seven. The new cabinet includes Meir Cohen as labor and welfare minister. He was born in Essaouira in 1955 and migrated to Israel with his family at the age of 7. The government line-up also has among […]

Nigeria: Buhari wins second four-year term in office in highly charged elections

The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday announced incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari winner of Feb. 23 presidential and parliamentary elections, while the opposition calls for a rerun over vote irregularities. INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu said Buhari from All Progressives Congress (APC) won the Sunday presidential vote with 15,191,847 votes against 11,262,978 for his main […]