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Côte d’Ivoire joins UN Water Convention

Côte d’Ivoire Joined the United Nations Water Convention, a treaty that aims to improve joint water management across borders. The West African country, which faces increasing  is the 53rd party to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, known as the 1992 UN Water Convention. Only 10 African countries […]

Egypt: Six-month ban on building permits nationwide

Egypt has instructed all governorates to halt all construction projects for a period of six months. Local Development Minister Mahmoud Sharawi announced Monday the cabinet decision and instructed all local governors including those of Greater Cairo and Alexandria to make sure the order is fully implemented. Sharawi also urged local officials to tour cities and […]

Nouakchott Chides Paris for Welcoming Regime’s Staunch Opponent Biram

Mauritanian authorities have severely protested against Francois Hollande’s office after Paris received anti-slavery activist and former presidential candidate Biram Dah Abeid who has vowed to bring down President Mouhamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s regime. Foreign Minister Ould Ahmed Izilbih Friday, at a meeting with Thomas Melonio, Francois Hollande’s adviser on African affairs, expressed Nouakchott’s discontent over […]