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Algeria: Ailing President Bouteflika Set to Run for Fifth Term

As ridicule never killed anyone, ailing Abdelaziz Bouteflika will not quit the Algerian Presidency after his fourth term. Despite his health condition, which has confined him to a wheelchair, his inability to speak intelligibly in public or even meet visiting counterparts, Bouteflika is poised to run for a fifth term. That is what his henchman, […]

UN: Morocco’s Ambassador Co-leads New Science, Technology and Innovation Coalition for Africa

Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, has been appointed co-chair of the new Science, Technology, and Innovation Coalition for Africa (STI). Launched on Tuesday in New York by South Africa as part of Africa Day held on the sidelines of the United Nations ECOSOC’s Science and Technology Forum, the Coalition is also […]

Algeria: ISIS Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bomb Attack on Military Barracks

The Islamic state group, ISIS, on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb attack on a military camp, on Sunday, near the border with Mali in which one soldier was killed. Sunday an ISIS combatant, identified by the militant group as Omar al Ansari, tried to enter with a car laden with explosives a military […]