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Algeria’s self-defeating decisions, Morocco-phobia spill over to sports

Blinded by hostility to Morocco, Algeria’s military rulers and their civilian puppets have taken a series of unilateral decisions from closing borders to cutting diplomatic ties with Rabat and halting gas supplies. But, these measures- intended to hurt Morocco- have backfired at Algiers with a spill over to sports as Algeria undermines by itself its […]

China loans Mauritania $87m for port construction

China has extended Mauritania a $87 million loan to be used for the construction of a fishing harbor expected to generate 800 permanent jobs and handle around 400,000 tons of merchandise yearly. Minister of Finance and Industry Cheikh El Kebir Moulaye Taher told lawmakers Tuesday that the future port will be located 25 km north […]

Benin sentences Dutch man to 15 years in prison for possession of “high risk” drug

Benin’s Court of Economic Crimes and Terrorism Repression (CRIET) pressed Tuesday 15 years in prison sentence against a Dutch man for possession and sale of “high risk” drug, reports say. The court also fined the man whose identity has not been revealed XOF10 million ($16,000). Per the verdict, the man has 15 days to appeal […]