7th World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit organized in London Oct.15-16

Tunisia-elections: Kais Saïed gets support of three challengers

Kais Saïed, the surprise winner of the first round of Sunday presidential elections, has received support from three opposition figures, including former President Moncef Marzouki, after the electoral commission, ISIE, confirmed the law professor and detained businessman Nabil Karoui as the two candidates for the second round. The ISIE released Tuesday results of Sunday election. […]

Kenya’s support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara reshapes African alliances

Kenya’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara territory sent shockwaves across Africa and a blow to a weakening pro-Polisario alliance led by Algeria and South Africa. The new Kenyan volt-face on the Sahara issue in favor of Morocco’s territorial integrity, was expressed in a joint statement during a visit by Kenyan foreign minister […]

Tanzania bans school textbooks for promoting LGBTQ rights

The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children’s books from schools on the grounds that they violate local cultural values of the Eastern African country, Nation Africa reports. Education Minister Adolf Mkenda on Monday took aim at “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid” books, and said the government was monitoring libraries in both […]