King Mohammed VI chairs launch of societal project

Tunisia: Super High Network Services

A four year agreement to build a broadband access network which will bring high-speed Internet access and high-quality voice and video services to millions of Tunisians has been announced by the largest provider of wireless communications in the country, Tunisianain partnership with Alcatel-Lucent. Tunisiana is hoping to launch commercial services early next year and Alcatel-Lucent […]

Cycling: The 2025 World Championships in Rwanda, a first in Africa

The 2025 world road cycling championships will be held in Rwanda, a first in Africa, the Rwandan cycling federation announced Thursday. The International Cycling Union (UCI) congress, which is being held Friday in Leuven (Belgium), must ratify the decision before it becomes official, the international federation said. Two bids, Rwanda (Kigali) and Morocco (Tangier), were […]

ECOWAS worried by Guinea Bissau’s escalating political crisis

The 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Monday urged Guinea-Bissau’s army to remain neutral in the country’s deepening political struggle.   The ECOWAS said it “firmly condemned” the latest developments in the country, which it was “following with great concern”.   Those developments include the “successive investiture of two heads of state […]