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US Senate Confirms David Fischer as New Ambassador to Morocco

The US Senate confirmed on Thursday Dec. 19 David T. Fisher to be the next ambassador to Morocco, succeeding Dwight Lamar Bush, who served in the North African Kingdom from 2014 to 2017. The nomination process took several months in the foreign relations committee of the Republican-dominated senate. During his confirmation hearing at the Senate […]

Algeria’s Mega Mosque Turns to Financial Black Hole

The giant mosque that is being built to stand as a hallmark of President Bouteflika’s legacy has come to represent all that is wrong with financial governance in Algeria. The mega project, initially launched with a price tag of $1 billion, has drawn funds exceeding $2 billion so far. The monument is becoming a black […]

Nigeria’s intention to join BRICS will not be influenced by West — FM

Nigeria will apply for membership of the BRICS in the next two years and it intends to join the group with or without pressure from the West, the country’s foreign minister Yusuf Tuggar has said. During a recent three-day working visit to Russia, where he held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Tuggar re-iterated […]