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Equatorial Guinea: Teodoro Obiang invested for a sixth term, Morocco’s King represented at investiture ceremony

Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who holds the world record for longevity in power for a living head of state other than a monarch, was sworn in Thursday in Malabo for a sixth seven-year term. King Mohammed VI of Morocco was represented at the investiture ceremony by Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]

Mauritania, Qatar poised to thaw ties

Mauritania and Qatar Sunday contemplated ways to resume diplomatic ties nearly four years after the African country cut off relations in support of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt that had severed ties with the Gulf country.   Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held talks Sunday in Doha with his Mauritanian counterpart Ismail […]

Coronavirus: African airlines lost $400m since outbreak

African Airlines have lost $400m since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China in February, according to the global airline industry body.   In recent months, airlines like South African Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Air Tanzania, Air Mauritius, EgyptAir, RwandAir and Kenya Airways have suspended flights to and from China.   The continent’s largest airline, […]