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Mauritania: Eight People Killed in Alms Distribution Event

At least eight elderly women died Wednesday in a stampede at a charity event in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott. “At least eight people were killed, all elderly women, and two dozen others were injured,” a medical source said. The dreadful incident reportedly occurred in the compound of a rich Muslim man where people were invited […]

UN: Morocco’s Ambassador Co-leads New Science, Technology and Innovation Coalition for Africa

Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, has been appointed co-chair of the new Science, Technology, and Innovation Coalition for Africa (STI). Launched on Tuesday in New York by South Africa as part of Africa Day held on the sidelines of the United Nations ECOSOC’s Science and Technology Forum, the Coalition is also […]

Zimbabwe: Four activists arrested, thrown off plane

Four pro-democracy activists were charged in Zimbabwe on Thursday August 1 after being arrested and thrown off a plane the day before planned demonstrating in support of the jailed opposition leader Jameson Timba, their lawyers said. The four activists are charged with disturbing the peace for demonstrating in July, while the leader of the main […]