Tunisia’s Premier Friday submitted his candidacy to run for September advanced presidential elections for Tahya Tounes. The newly created Tahya Tounes party, a breakaway branch of the ruling Nidaa Tounes, announced last week it would choose Youssef Chahed as its candidate for the Presidential elections. However, he waited until the last day of the deadline, […]
The prestigious King Hassan II Great World Water Prize has been awarded this year to the UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) for its contributions to the global efforts engaged for water security. Moroccan Prime minister Aziz Akhannouch handed over the $500,000 prize to FAO Representative in Indonesia during the official opening ceremony of the […]
Burkinabe former Minister of Defense, Jean-Claude Bouda, was arrested on Tuesday, May 26. He is charged in particular with “money laundering” and “illicit enrichment”. Jean-Claude Bouda, close to Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, appeared before court for a hearing following a complaint by the National Anti-Corruption Network. Minister of Youth (2016-2017) and then of Defense (2017-2018) […]
