Africa United behind Moroccan Mohamed Boudra for UCLG Presidency

Mayor of the city of Al Hoceima and President of the Moroccan Association of Presidents of Municipal Councils (AMPCC), Mohamed Boudra, was picked as Africa’s candidate for the presidency of the United Cities Local Governments (UCGL) for the 2019-2022 period. The designation of Boudra, who is Vice president of UCLG Africa for the North Africa […]

Morocco: Royal Navy seizes 3 tons of cannabis after high-speed boat chase

The Coast guard units of the Moroccan Royal Navy have foiled on Sunday a major drug smuggling operation while on a counter-narcotics patrol off the Kingdom’s northern coast. After chasing a high-speed boat which was trying to escape control, the Coast guards stopped the go-fast boat which was carrying three tons of cannabis and five […]

CAR: ex-soccer boss and militia leader sentenced for war crimes by ICC

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced former Central African Republic (CAR) football chief Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona to 12 years in prison for 28 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s 2013–2014 civil war. His co-accused, former MP and militia commander Alfred “Rambo” Yekatom, received a 15-year sentence for 20 counts, […]