Niger, Mali to set up Inter-Governmental Security Committee

Niger and Mali, two terrorism-stricken nations, have agreed to set up an inter-governmental cross-border security committee to pool efforts to fight the terrorism scourge.   The decision was made Tuesday at talks in Bamako between Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and visiting President of Niger Issoufou Mahamadou. The purpose of setting up the committee is […]

AU/PSC: Morocco calls on Sudan to opt for dialogue to resolve crisis, to prevent outside interference

Morocco emphasized, this Wednesday before the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, the importance of adopting dialogue as a means of resolving the crisis in brotherly Sudan and to prevent outside interference. Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, at a ministerial meeting of […]

Algerian culture minister resigns after five died at concert

Algeria’s culture minister Meriem Merdaci announced her resignation following a deadly stampede at a concert in Algiers in which five people died and dozens were injured.   The resignation was accepted by Algeria’s interim president Abdelkader Bensalah after the accident that highlights Algeria’s lack of experience in smoothly managing crowds.   An investigation has been […]