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Central African nations adopt new public procurement code

Ministers of the Steering Committee for the Institutional Reform of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) have adopted a new Community public procurement code. This new governance instrument, which contributes to the revision of the ECCAS Financial Regulation, aims to regulate the procurement process in the regional bloc and institutions of the sub-region. […]

Somalia: Deadly beach restaurant attack in Mogadishu claims 37 civilian lives

A devastating attack on a popular beach restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, has left at least 37 civilians dead and 212 injured. The explosion, which occurred late Friday, marks the deadliest assault in the country since the October 2022 car bombings that claimed over 100 lives. Authorities have blamed the attack on the militant Islamist […]

Morocco: An American of Lebanese descent dies with cocaine capsules in his intestines

A US national of Lebanese descent died on Thursday in Casablanca’s University Hospital with cocaine capsules in his intestines, said a press release issued by the Moroccan national police. The 66-year old man was captured on Wednesday at Mohammed V International Airport upon his arrival from Sao Paulo after he was suspected of carrying drugs […]