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Le Figaro Highlights Morocco’s Increasing Political, Economic Influence in Africa

French daily, Le Figaro, recently published an analysis of Morocco’s diplomatic offensive to regain its place within the African Union, highlighting the Kingdom’s increasing political, economic and religious clout in the continent. Morocco is set on breaking away with the empty chair policy within Africa’s institutional family by applying for a return to the pan-African […]

Twelve Tunisian migrants drowned in shipwreck off Djerba

Twelve Tunisians, including women and babies, tragically drowned while attempting to illegally migrate to Europe when their boat sank off the coast of Djerba, a tourist island in southeastern Tunisia, according to a judicial source. The accident occurred at dawn under unknown circumstances. Some 29 would-be migrants were rescued. Fethi Baccouche, spokesperson for the Medenine […]

Burundi: Lawmakers approve “generous” retirement package for Nkurunziza

Lawmakers in Burundi on Wednesday approved legislation that will effectively hand outgoing president Pierre Nkurunziza a retirement package. According to the legislation, the package includes a one-time payment of one billion Burundian francs, a luxury villa built with public funds in the location of his choice within five years and benefits equivalent to those of […]