Libya: GNA Education minister resigns amid calls for dismissal

The education minister of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has resigned from his job after the cabinet split his ministry and teachers called for his dismissal. Osman Abdel Jalil tendered his resignation Thursday after GNA head Faiez Serraj divided his department into two: public education ministry and higher education ministry. Abdel Jalil became […]

Paris wants to draw on Morocco’s Imam training experience

Paris is looking forward to learning from Morocco’s extensive Imam training experience as it plans to stop hiring religious preachers from abroad, French interior minister Gerald Darmanin said. Darmanin visited Rabat on April 22 and met both interior minister Abdelouafi Laftit and Morocco’s religious affairs minister Ahmed Taoufiq. Following talks with Taoufiq, Darmanin said “the […]

COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa with 6555 cases & 244 deaths Thursday

African countries have so far recorded 6555 confirmed coronavirus cases and 244 deaths, according to the covid-19-africa.sen.ovh website.   According to the latest tally, the breakdown remains fluid as many countries across the continent imposed a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.   According to the Center for Disease […]