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Covid-19: Moroccan Authorities shut down factories, businesses for flouting health guidelines

The Moroccan ministry of the Interior has decided to close down temporarily 514 factories and businesses across the country for violating the health and safety requirements related to covid-19. The move comes after a spike of coronavirus hotbeds in industrial units following the reopening of businesses in the North African Kingdom, which has eased the […]

Aid cuts deepen northern Nigeria’s hunger crisis, fuel jihadist threat

Northern Nigeria is facing a spiraling food and security crisis, with aid agencies warning that drastic funding cuts and rising hunger could push desperate populations into the arms of jihadist groups like Boko Haram. The United Nations calls the situation “unprecedented,” with over 31 million Nigerians facing acute food insecurity and 5 million children suffering […]

Tunisia reaps over €450 million from ousted president Ben Ali’s assets

Tunisia has reaped over €450 million from the sales of part of ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s assets, announced Wednesday Tunisian Finance Minister Slim Chaker. Following Ben Ali’s ouster in 2011, the new authorities had seized his assets, as well as those of his spouse, other relatives, close aides and some senior politicians […]