Algeria Wednesday confirmed the first case of coronavirus, becoming the second country in North Africa after Egypt to be affected by the outbreak which has killed over 2,700 people globally. Health minister Abderrahmane Benbouzid told state-run TV that an Italian citizen who arrived in the country on Feb. 17 has tested positive for the disease […]
Gabonese authorities have refused to grant entry visa to French media deemed critical of Ali Bongo’s regime after French Socialist party and other political figures questioned his re-election in a contested presidential election, reports say. Tension has risen between Libreville and Paris after the ruling socialist party in France openly called on Ali Bongo to […]
Despite the unrest rocking several Arab countries, many foreign tourists are still heading to North Africa not only for holidays but also for plastic surgery which has become a big business namely in Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco. The pyramids of ancient Egypt, the antiquities & beaches of Tunisia and the mystical city Marrakesh (Morocco) are […]
