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Rebels in the Tigray region have begun handing in their heavy weapons, a key part of an agreement signed in November last year to end a grueling conflict in northern Ethiopia, a spokesman for the rebel authorities said. The disarmament is a key part of the peace deal signed two months ago between the government […]
Constitutional Court in Uganda on Tuesday removed a key part of a controversial communications law, which rights groups charged has been used to prosecute government critics, journalists and writers, including two who fled to exile in Germany. The Constitutional Court found the article in the 2011 law contravened the East African country’s constitution and was […]
Türkiye and Zimbabwe agreed Wednesday to boost their ties in all fields as Turkish top diplomat Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visits the African country. “We reviewed all aspects of our relations today, how to enhance our economic relations,” Çavuşoğlu said at a joint press conference with his Zimbabwean counterpart Frederick Shava. “We need to establish the Joint […]
The independent electoral body in Benin (CENA) announced Wednesday provisional results of January 8 legislatives with parties allied to President Patrice Talon winning the majority of seats in the 109-seat legislature. Progressive Union for Renewal (UP-R), led by former Justice Minister Joseph Djogenou, is credited with 37.56 of votes, accounting for 53 seats. Republican Bloc […]
A joint security operation conducted by Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) and Spain’s General Commissariat of Information led to the dismantling of an ISIS-affiliated terrorist cell composed of three individuals that were operating in the two countries. The security interventions conducted by elements of the special forces of the General Directorate of Territorial […]
Tunisian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, reports say citing lawyer Wafa Chedly. Chedly made the announcement on Facebook without further elaborating. The regime of President Kais Saied has not made any comment on the alleged arrest warrant. Mechichi, 49, was fired in July 2021 by […]
The South African military (SANDF) intervening in Mozambique against jihadists said Tuesday it is investigating the involvement of its soldiers after a video widely shared on social media showed soldiers burning dead bodies. The command is “investigating the involvement of its members in this despicable act,” the SANDF said in a statement. “The culprits will […]
The Algerian government has indulged in telling half-truths by focusing on value of gas exports instead of the volume which has dropped 10% to 49.3 billion cubic meters in 2022, down more than 5 bcm from 2021. The drop confirms forecasts that Algeria- which already lost its status as an oil country- will lack capacity […]
Means to consolidate cooperation between Morocco and the United Kingdom in matters of defense for the promotion of peace and regional stability were discussed at separate meetings held in Rabat Tuesday by British Senior Defense Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa, Air Marshal Martin Elliot Sampson, with Minister Delegate in charge of the […]
1337, a coding school founded by Morocco’s state-owned phosphate rock miner, phosphoric acid manufacturer and fertilizer producer OCP Group and located at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, ranked 3rd at CodinGame Fall Challenge 2022, a world leading coding contest, held from December 12, 2022 to January 05, 2023. The fee-free school, according to the daily Les […]