The National Palace, in Santo Domingo

Moroccan film ‘Razzia’ Shortlisted in Oscar 2018 Best Foreign Movie Pre-selection

Two years after his much-heralded prostitute drama “Much Loved” was banned in his home country, Moroccan auteur Nabil Ayouch made it to the pre-selection of Oscar 2018 in the Best Foreign Movie with his most ambitious film to date, Razzia, a kaleidoscopic portrait of five lives touched by a single tumultuous event on the streets […]

Tunisia’s Challenges hail from Algeria and Libya, former French President

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy charged Algeria and Libya for being sources of the unfortunate spell of violence rocking Tunisia in reference to the two deadly terrorist attacks that stroke Tunisia this year. He made the comments during his visit to Tunisia earlier this week. Nicolas Sarkozy, running as candidate of the French main opposition […]

Viability of planned Ugandan railway link to Kenya is questioned by analysts

Uganda has switched from a Chinese to a Turkish company to build a proposed $2 billion railway line linking its capital to the border with Kenya but analysts say Chinese investors poured doubt on the viability of the project. The proposed railway is designed to link up the capital city Kampala with one being built […]