M23 rebels take DRC town near border with Uganda

Majority-tutsi armed group, M23 rebels, captured Ishasha, a border town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo near Uganda, dealing a blow to a fragile ceasefire between DRC and Rwanda. M23 entered the border town the same day a cease-fire between DRC and Rwanda was beginning. DRC accuses Rwanda of arming M23. The rebels have […]

Morocco, Italy mutually recognize driving licenses

Morocco and Italy signed an agreement to mutually recognize the driving licenses delivered by their respective authorities. The agreement would spare holders of Moroccan driving licenses administrative hurdles, notably in view of the large Moroccan diaspora in Italy. Spain was the latest EU country with whom Morocco had signed a driving license mutual recognition agreement. […]

Burkina Faso attack on military post kills dozens of soldiers

Dozens of soldiers were killed and scores of others wounded in an assault on Thursday April 27 on a military base in eastern Burkina Faso in the latest outburst of violence in the West African country. The attack targeted the military detachment in Ougarou in Burkina Faso’s Est administrative region, the military-led government said, leaving […]