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Algeria presidential elections: Deadline for candidacy submission over; only two candidates in the race

Only two candidates have submitted their applications for the July 4 presidential elections that most likely would not take place as political forces shunned the process. The Constitutional Council Saturday announced that it received two candidacies for the July presidential elections to mark the end of the 90-day transition that followed the resignation of the […]

Mali: UN warns of displacement crisis, deepened by al-Qaida and IS-driven insecurity

The United Nations Secretary-General has warned of the worsening security situation in central Mali, deepened by Al-Qaida and Islamic State extremist groups that are driving insecurity. Both extremist groups continue to clash near populated areas in the northern Gao and Menaka regions, the UN chief Antonio Guterres said in a new report to the UN […]

FIFA launches in Mauritania First Talent Academy in Africa

FIFA has officially inaugurated on February 25 its first-ever Talent Academy in Africa, located in Nouakchott, Mauritania, with the aim of unearthing football talents and fostering the development of the sport in the country. The academy, based at the headquarters of the Mauritania Football Federation (FFRIM), highlights the nation’s growing prominence in global football and […]