Morocco agreed Tuesday to host the first Africa Para Games to take place next year following an agreement with the International Paralympic Committee. The event according to the agreement will take place in January and will gather around 1,200 disabled athletes of the continent in capital Rabat. The athletes will compete in several sports including […]
The recent decision by the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, to impose a 0.5% levy on imports from several West African nations, including Nigeria, is raising alarm bells across the region. Announced as part of the AES’s broader strategy to assert economic independence and generate revenue, the tariff could […]
The Security Council Thursday extended for one year the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), entrusted with supporting the North African country’s political process and key national institutions, as well as coordination of international assistance. The new resolution, extending UNSMIL’s mandate through 15 September 2018, was unanimously adopted by the Security […]
