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Covid-19: Tangier-Portimão Maritime Line Canceled After Surge of Delta Variant in Portugal

The maritime line between the ports of Portimão (Portugal) and Tangier (Morocco), which was scheduled to start service July 1st, has been cancelled after a spike in the cases of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus in Portugal. Moroccan authorities have called lately for vigilance and compliance with precautionary measures against covid-19, including […]

Rights watchdog calls for investigation into B. Faso massacre linked to gov’t-aligned militias

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling for an investigation into a brutal massacre in Burkina Faso, where dozens of civilians were reportedly killed by government-aligned militias. The attack occurred in the western city of Solenzo, with video footage circulating on social media showing bodies of ethnic Fulani civilians, including women, children and elderly, bound and […]

Mauritania Blames Regional Transmission Line Failure for Widespread Power Outage

Mauritania’s national electricity company, SOMELEC, has attributed the general power outage that affected several parts of the country on Tuesday, 10th March, evening to an unexpected failure on a high-voltage transmission line. According to the company, the blackout disrupted electricity supply in Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, and several communities along the transmission corridor late Tuesday night into […]