Western Union appoints Moroccan as head for North, Central and West Africa

The Western Union Company, a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, has appointed Moroccan Mohamed Touhami el Ouazzani as Regional Vice President and Head of North, Central and West Africa, to lead from Casablanca, Western Union’s business in the region with focus on expanding digital money transfer, reinforce the retail agent network and drive outstanding […]

Algeria : Military kills “terrorist chief” responsible for many crimes

Algeria’s Defense Ministry has published on its website that it has killed a “terrorist chief” in an ambush in the Kabylie region, around 110 kilometers east of Algiers. The Military stopped short of naming the terrorist chief but described him as a “leading terrorist responsible for many crimes.” Local media has claimed that the militant […]

Algeria jails Tunisian tourist over social media post

Algerian authorities handed a one-year jail sentence to a 21-year-old Tunisian tourist after she complained on social media over harassment. In her social media post, Donia Guenni complained of harassment by a group of Algerian men and denounced the ill-treatment of the Algerian police. Her lawyer, said she was tried swiftly and sentenced to a […]