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Russia snubs Algeria on Victory Day

Russia has snubbed the Algerian military regime on Victory Day, attended by leaders Algeria considers as enemies. Putin was seen giving a presidential state welcome to Burkina Faso’s military ruler and Libyan general Khalifa Haftar, two leaders Algeria is at loggerheads with. Russia invited presidents of allied countries to the event marking the Russian victory […]

UN Security Council Condemns Attack on Moroccan MINUSCA Peacekeepers

The UN Security Council issued a statement strongly denouncing the attack perpetrated by a rebel group against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) which resulted in four Cambodian peacekeepers killed, 10 wounded, including nine Moroccans and one Cambodian. One Moroccan peacekeeper is reported missing in […]

Sub-Saharan Africa faces ‘lost decade’, its growth weighed down by continent’s heavyweights — World Bank

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to decelerate this year by slumps in economic powerhouses South Africa, Nigeria and Angola, the World Bank has announced, expressing fears of a lost decade for the continent, faced with growing instability. For the current year, growth should reach 2.5%, compared with 3.6% last year, due in particular […]