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North African nations book place in playoffs of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup

Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt have advanced to the third and last round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar. The four football names in the region topped their respective groups – underlining their dominion on football on the continent. Morocco earlier booked its place before the November fixtures. Algeria […]

US pledges to step up Africa investment as Chinese lending slides to 13-year low

Recent visits to Africa by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield came as a new study by Boston University found China’s overseas investments in the Covid-19 era have slid to a 13-year low. Analysts say Washington is trying to compete with China for influence in Africa, with […]

Tunisia: ISIS-enthusiast terror cell busted in Hammamet

Tunisia security forces nabbed in the city of Hammamet, Nabeul province, members of a terror cell, pledging allegiance to the Islamic state group (ISIS). Security forces raided the house of the ringleader, a Tunisian man in his twenties, following an alert. “The raid was launched following intelligence that the suspect threatened some security forces with […]