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Morocco’s King oversees emergency water supply plan amid drought

King Mohammed VI chaired a meeting on the measures to ensure water supply amid a severe drought that left many key dams empty. Speaking at the meeting, water minister Nizar Baraka said dam filling rate dropped to a critical 23.2% so far in January, compared to 31.5% in the same period last year, due to […]

Algeria : Bouteflika strips Principal adviser Belkhaddem from all posts

Although President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is rarely seen in public, his decision to dismiss Abdelaziz Belkhaddem could be sending a strong political message that his illness will not be deterring him from his political duty. Abdelaziz Belkhaddem is one of the principal advisers to the Algerian President and he also once served as the Prime Minister […]

South Africa yet to find mass shooters of 18 people

South African authorities are still on the manhunt after armed man shot dead 18 people, in the town of Lusikisiki in Eastern Cape province. The shooting targeted two houses in the same neighborhood, which is a collection of rural homesteads on the outskirts of the town, the police said. Two days later, still no arrests […]