Moroccan al-massira Dam

COVID-19: Extension of state of health emergency in Morocco until Sept.30, 2022

The Moroccan Government decided this Wednesday at at cabinet’s meeting to extend the state of health emergency until September 30, 2022, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted a draft decree, presented by the […]

Train traffic between Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire on hold

The train traffic ensuring the transportation of hundreds of thousands of people and tons of goods between Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso has been temporarily suspended due to a defect in the railway on the Ivorian side caused by heavy rainfalls over the last week-end. Sitarail, the company operating the 1,260km railway line between the […]

Corruption scandal at a South African-based organization

An internal investigation was launched within the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), after several complaints were leveled against this instrument of the African Union for corruption, nepotism, favoritism and intimidation. Paris-based “Jeune Afrique” which reported the news said it took knowledge of the 26-page audit document drafted in July by APRM employees.   The document […]