Simon Skira

Over one ton of cannabis seized in Tangier, 370 Kg in Goulmima

Two separate drug-busting operations in Morocco enabled to seize 1,150 kg of chira in Tangier on Monday and 374 kg of cannabis near the southern city of Goulmima on Sunday.   The banned substance seized in Tangier was hidden in a fishing boat at the port of the same city. The operation follows the preliminary […]

‘He didn’t die rich’: Bill Gates pledges $198bn to Africa to improve health, education

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has announced that the majority of his $200 billion fortune will be spent over the next two decades on transforming health and education across Africa. Speaking at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Gates called for bold investments in human potential as the key to unlocking prosperity across the continent. […]

Libya: Serraj rules Haftar out of national reconciliation talks

Head of the UN-backed Libyan Presidential Council (PC) Tuesday said he would not dialogue with Khalifa Haftar whose forces have been trying to take control of capital Tripoli over the past two weeks. Faiez Serraj rejected dialogue with Haftar during a meeting with elders and shura councils’ members of Sahil and Mountain districts in western […]