French President Emmanuel Macron called on Algeria to release prominent novelist Boualem Sansal, who has been jailed by Algerian authorities since mid-November. In keeping Sansal behind bars, Algeria was “dishonoring itself,” Macron told French ambassadors. Macron deplored that Sansal, 75, is denied medical care due to his arrest. “And we, who love the Algerian people […]
The Mauritanian football association has chosen a Moroccan sports company to outfit the national team during the coming African Cup of Nations to take place in Egypt. Tangiers-based AB Sport will supply the team with boots and jersey for the tournament planned to start from June 21, online media Le360.ma reports. The outfit displays the […]
Shell will pay 15 million euros in compensation to Nigerian farmers for oil spills that severely polluted three villages in the Niger Delta, the oil giant has said in a statement. A court in The Netherlands ruled in 2021 that Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary was liable for damages resulting from the spills and ordered the oil […]
