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Iranian missile kills Moroccan national in Bahrain

Iran continues its indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in the Gulf killing a Moroccan national in Bahrain on March 24. The Moroccan man was a contractor on a mission with the UAE army in Bahrain. Both Bahrain and the UAE have not declared war on Iran. Yet they bear the brunt of Iranian indiscriminate missiles […]

Three messages Algeria sends through arrest of Boualem Sansal

The arrest of novelist Boualem Sansal took place three months ago against the backdrop of worsening ties between Algeria and France, following Paris recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Through this arrest, the Algerian regime sent three messages to Sansal, France and Algerians, wrote former French ambassador Xavier Driencourt. In his first op-ed on […]

Telecom: France’s Orange eyes Ethiopia’s 100m-strong market

France’s leading telecommunications company Orange is eying an investment in the sector in Ethiopia. Orange is one of the leading contenders seeking to benefit from the end of state-controlled Ethio Telecom’s monopoly, pushed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. According to Reuters, the Ethiopian government aims to award telecom licenses by the end of 2019, with […]