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Ethiopia to repatriate 70,000 citizens from Saudi Arabia

Ethiopia is reportedly planning to bring back home 70,000 members of its diaspora in Saudi Arabia, claiming that they live in squalid conditions, the East African Publication, a Kenyan news portal, reported. Ethiopia will start repatriation in April as a commitment to the grievances of its citizens abroad, the publication said. State Minister Birtukan Ayano […]

Mali, Niger scrap two tax deals with France, part of campaign to de-westernize

Mali and Niger have announced they have nullified two historic tax treaties with France, noting that Paris’s hostility towards both West African nations is the reason for the move. According to a joint statement published on Tuesday (5 December), the cancellation of the two treaties, which was meant to avoid double taxation and help in […]

World Cup Draw: Morocco Pitched in Tough Group with Spain, Portugal, Iran

Morocco has been pitched in a difficult Group B with the last two European champions Spain and Portugal in addition to Iran during the World Cup 2018 draw in Moscow. “We have to face these two ogres (Spain and Portugal) and do everything to qualify for the last 16, even if it seems very difficult,” […]