Egypt, Africa’s third most populous country, has expressed support for Morocco’s return to the African Union and said that the Kingdom can play a key role in addressing Africa’s major challenges, local Egyptian media reported. “Egypt backs the return of Morocco to the pan-African body,” the local press quoted an Egyptian diplomatic source within the […]
House of Representatives (HoR) President Ageela Saleh has appointed Gaddafi’s loyalist Mohamed Belgassem Zway as his Maghreb affairs adviser, reports say. Mohamed Belgassem Zway was Muammar Gaddafi’s close aid until the fall of the former Libyan ruler in 2011. He was arrested and put to trial after the 2011 revolution for working with the Gaddafi […]
Following six weeks of protests, Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he will resign before April 28, the date his fourth term ends. The 82-year-old, who has been in power for 20 years, will ensure “continuity of the state’s institutions” before he quits, according to APS news agency. The announcement comes after the incumbent President […]
