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US-Russia tussle for geopolitical influence leveraged by South Africa

South Africa and its neighbors were at the center of a tussle for influence this week when US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in turn arrived for a diplomatic visit, offering a rare moment of leverage for regional governments intent at using the opportunity to gain concessions and increase trade […]

Tunisia closes TV station linked to Islamist Ennahdha party for “operating without license”

Tunisia’s media regulator shut down Wednesday Zitouna TV, a local television backed by parliament largest party Ennahdha, for operating without license. The channel in a Facebook post indicated that security forces accompanied by officials from HAICA, raided the station and seized equipment. The storming came few days after the arrest of the TV show host, […]

Moroccan woman to lead African volleyball Confederation

Bouchra Hajij, President of the Moroccan volley association, has been elected as the new chief of the African volleyball confederation (CAVB) after she managed to beat powerful Egyptian contender Amr El Wani.   Bouchra Hajij secured 42 votes out of 54 national federations against 12 votes for Wani during the elections held on Sunday, via […]