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Police in Guinea crack down on anti-Conde protests

Guinean security forces have arrested several civil society leaders ahead of protests against a planned constitutional review that many fear would allow President Alpha Condé to run for a third or even fourth term in office. The Guinean constitution, adopted just nine years ago, limits the president to two five-year terms. Condé’s second term ends […]

US-Africa: Trump’s Travel Ban Could Extend to Nigeria

The Trump administration is poised to add several African countries, including Nigeria, to a US travel ban list.   According to local media, the White House is considering Tanzania, Eritrea, Sudan and Nigeria for the new travel restrictions, to coincide with the three-year anniversary of Trump’s original executive order, which targeted majority Muslim nations.   […]

UK finances education reforms in Morocco

Morocco has secured £217,000 from the United Kingdom, UK, for the implementation of several education reforms for quality education. The financial support will back the World Bank’s project Cut “Learning Poverty” by at Least Half by 2030, to which the North African country has subscribed. Learning Poverty according to the WB is described as the […]