China and Mauritania have signed an agreement to finance development projects in the latter up to the tune of 10.7 billion Ouguiyas. Of this amount, 4.871 billion ouguiyas will be in the form of a non-refundable donation while 5.845 billion ouguiyas will be given as a loan without any interest. The Minister of Economic Affairs […]
Former Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria are threatening they may pick up arms again and join the insurgency out of frustration that they have been neglected by the government since they surrendered in the last two years. The Nigerian authorities promised Boko Haram fighters who surrendered that they would receive training and skills as an […]
A young Algerian succumbed to his burns after setting fire to himself near his family’s home in Mascara (385 km west of Algiers), a medical source at Oran University Hospital was quoted by local media as saying. The 23-year-old doused himself in gasoline before lighting the fire, turning himself into a torch before his […]
