FILE PHOTO: John Nkengasong, Africa’s Director of the Centers for Disease Control, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa

Moroccan airline launches new routes to six European countries

The Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is launching as of December 15 and during the next five months fifteen new routes towards France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom. The operation, carried out in cooperation with the Moroccan National Tourist Office, aims to support the tourism sector which was badly affected by […]

African leaders attend 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing

Some 130 leaders from Africa and other world’s regions have gathered in China for a two-day meeting organized by the Chinese government that marks the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The summit that kicked off on Tuesday (17 October) is the third BRI Forum for international cooperation. Launched a decade ago, […]

Over 37,000 Migrants Abandoned by Algeria in Desert Border with Niger

Algeria has been slammed for summary expulsions of more than 37,000 migrants in the desert border with Niger between 2014 and 2018. Algeria’s interior ministry confirmed the figure but claimed that the abandoned migrants were displaced to the border by virtue of an agreement with Niger’s authorities. Human rights groups however hold Algeria responsible for […]