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DRC: Demonstrators want EAC force to leave

Authorities in Goma in eastern DRC on Wednesday clashed with demonstrators who were demanding the pullout of East African Community (EAC) force deployed in the east of the country to fight armed groups, Africa News reports. Around one hundred demonstrators gathered in the eastern town to protest against the presence of the regional force, composed […]

Uganda locks down two districts for three weeks in bid to check spread of Ebola

A three-week lockdown has been imposed in Uganda’s two central region districts to curb the spread of Ebola, which has killed 19 people since the first death nearly a month ago. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced on Saturday (15 October) he has ordered the lockdown to restrict movements into and out of Mubende and Kassanda, […]

Spanish Europac launches first outside Europe plant in Tangier

The Spanish group Europac, specializing in the production of packaging paper and cardboard, inaugurated this week an integrated packaging plant in Tangier Automotive City (TAC,) dubbed Europac Packaging Med. The plant, the company’s first outside Europe, required a €30 million investment, which is the largest amount injected by the Europac Group in an industrial unit […]