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Algeria struggles to feed its people as crisis bites

Algeria’s state coffers have dried up! The country’s president now delivers public addresses to try in vain to reassure the people about the supply of cooking oil, flour and milk as queues get longer every day in front of stores. Ramadan this year is tough for Algerians who are hit by the double impact of […]

Nigeria: Armed men abduct dozens of people during attack of train station in Edo State

A group of unidentified armed men attacked last Saturday a train station in Edo State, south of Nigeria, and kidnapped dozens of passengers, the Nigerian police announced. Chidi Nwabuzor, spokesperson for the police said in a statement that a number of passengers were also injured when gunmen, carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles, attacked the “Igueben” station, […]

Morocco: death toll of H1N1 victims rises to 11

Authorities Sunday put the death toll of people affected by H1N1 virus to 11 spread across six cities. The health ministry said four people died in Casablanca, three in Tangier, while Fez, Rabat, Azilal and Tan-Tan recorded one death each. Morocco reported the first case of H1N1 Monday with the first death case declared Wednesday […]