A court in Tunisia has sentenced former Justice Minister Noureddine Bhiri to 20 years in prison in a case involving the alleged facilitation of passports and citizenship documents for foreign nationals linked to terrorism cases. Tunisia’s State news agency reported on Wednesday that the ruling was issued by the criminal Chamber specializing in terrorism cases […]
Moroccan veteran of World War II and the Indochina conflict, Larbi Jawa, 98, was awarded the prestigious title of Knight of La Légion d’Honneur by French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday. “Mr. Larbi Jawa, in the name of the French Republic, I make you a Knight of the Legion of Honor,” declared President Macron during […]
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1 billion Chinese loan from Chinese EXIM Bank for the development of the Gurara II hydroelectric project in Kaduna State in the north of the country. The Gurara II hydroelectric dam will produce 360 MW. The Gurara River is already serving to generate 30 MW of electricity and […]
