Libyan military academy shelled jan 2020

Mali’s military junta ‘suspends’ political party activities; political parties, civil society groups reject suspension & call for free elections

Mali’s ruling junta has issued a decree banning all political party activities until further notice, citing the need to maintain public order, which comes amid calls on the military-run authorities to organize free elections. Malian political parties and civil society groups jointly rejected on Thursday the ruling junta’s order to suspend political activities and vowed […]

Morocco denounces Polisario’s membership in AU free trade area

Morocco denounced as an anomaly the membership of the Polisario entity in the African Union’s free trade accord, citing that the self-declared SADR republic lacks the attributes of a state. Speaking at the end of the African Union’s summit in Niamey, foreign minister Nasser Bourita made it clear that Morocco’s membership in the AfCFTA shall […]

Earthquake: Death toll jumps to 2,901, number of injured reaches 5,530 – Interior Ministry Update

The number of casualties, resulting from the earthquake that struck several Moroccan provinces and prefectures on September 8, rose to 2,901, while the number of injured has reached 5,530, as of 1:00 PM, according to an updated toll released by the Ministry of the Interior. By province, the tremor resulted in 1,643 fatalities in Al […]