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Chad election: interim ruler Deby likely to win presidency, voters don’t expect real change

As Chadians head to the polls on Monday (6 May) to conclude a three-year political transition, the country’s transitional leader, General Mahamat Idriss Déby, is widely expected to win the presidential race easily, especially after the junta had violently repressed much of the opposition. Idriss Deby seized power three years ago succeeding his father, Idriss […]

Desalination, the way forward for Morocco to mitigate drought

Desalination is the way forward for some of Morocco’s water stressed regions such as Agadir which faced the specter of thirst after its dams run out and its ground water depleted due to shortage of rainfall and unsustainable agriculture. The completion of a desalination plant in Agadir came at about time when the city was […]

Terrorists Kill Six Tunisian soldiers on Algerian Border

Terrorism has struck Tunisia again after an attack took the lives of six Tunisian soldiers on the border with Algeria. The Interior ministry said the soldiers were ambushed through the use of a mine while patrolling in the Jendouba province near Tunisia’s border with Algeria. The terrorists “opened fire” after the mine exploded, killing six […]