Migrants arrive on Lampedusa

African Union suspends Sudan over violence

The African Union (AU) has suspended Sudan days after the military launched a brutal crackdown on protesters that killed dozens of people. The AU’s Peace and Security Department said in a post on Twitter on Thursday that Sudan’s participation in all AU activities would be suspended with immediate effect – “until the effective establishment of […]

Tunisia arrests five European nationals for terrorism

An investigative judge in Tunisia has convicted five people from a European country for belonging to a terror group after investigations at an apartment led to the seizure of fire arms, drogue and foreign passports, Tunisie Numerique reports. The judge from the country’s anti-terrorism service ordered imprisonment of five arrested two weeks ago at Baraket […]

British Architecture Firm RSHP Wins Casablanca Airport Competition

The London-based RSHP – working with ALA Concept and EGIS – has won the international design competition for the $1.2bn new terminal at Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport, according to UK’s Architecture Journal. RSHP (Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners), in collaboration with Moroccan firm ALA Concept and French engineering firm Egis, had been selected as […]