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Battle for influence: US private security firm in talks with CAR govt to counter Russia’s Wagner

The US private military company Bancroft Global Development is reportedly in talks with the government of Central African Republic (CAR) over “future activities,” as the Russian mercenary group Wagner is in the process of reorganization following the death of its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. The death of Wagner’s leader has created a window of opportunity in […]

Morocco’s Central bank expects fewer wheat yield in 2019

Due to insufficient rainfall, Morocco’s cereals yield would stand at 60 million quintals, less than the average 80 million quintals, central bank governor Abdellati Jouahri said. Last year, Morocco had a good cereals output of 103 million quintals following abundant rainfall, which reduced the country’s wheat import bill. Rainfall was 15.1% less compared to last […]

Shameful Racist Campaign on Algerian Social Media against Sub-Saharans

Algeria’s social media networks woke up to a shameful and outrageous campaign targeting sub-Saharan migrants after the launch of a racist hashtag in Arabic saying “No to Africans in Algeria”. The Algerian twitter was awash with racist calls for “cleaning Africans off Algerian cities,” and forcing them out of Algerian borders. These heinous calls echo […]