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Niger’s ministry of Defense announced Monday the crash of a military helicopter and the death of three members of the crew, during a drill. “This Monday, December 26, 2022, around 10:40 am local time, an MI-17 helicopter of the Nigerien Armed Forces, returning from a routine training flight, crashed while landing on the military runway […]
An Egyptian-Qatari Business Forum will be launched during the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, Mubasher reports citing sources familiar with the matter. Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) has been mandated to arrange the event, the sources indicated noting that the forum will be launched at the Gulf country’s recommendation. A number […]
The French automotive tech company Faurecia, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers, is set to open its fourth factory in Morocco, expanding thus its presence in the Kingdom. A memorandum of understanding relating to the creation of the new plant which will produce textile and leather covers for automotive seats, was signed last week […]
After another spate of violence in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), locals are hoping Pope Francis’ planned visit in January will be able to bring some calm to the troubled region. The 86-year-old pontiff is due to arrive on 31 January after an earlier visit in July 2022 was postponed […]
Burkina Faso had no grounds for ordering senior UN official Barbara Manzi to leave the country because the doctrine of “persona non grata” could not be applied to her, the United Nations has said in a statement after the military government ordered Manzi to leave Burkina Faso immediately. The military government in Ouagadougou expelled the […]
A high-level delegation from the Ethiopian federal government was on its way this Monday (December 26) to the capital of the rebel-held northern region of Tigray to oversee the implementation of last month’s peace deal designed to end over two years of conflict. In November, the Ethiopian federal government and Tigrayan forces signed the peace […]
Dutch King Willem-Alexander welcomed the government’s apology for the Netherlands’ role in 250 years of slavery in his Christmas address on Sunday (25 December), saying it was the “start of a long journey.” The official apology was made Monday Dec. 19 by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte who responded to recommendations from a panel of […]
The coach of Morocco’s football team, Walid Regragui, who has become the first African and Arab technical executive to lead his team to the semi-finals of the Football World Cup, is a candidate for the prize for the best national coach in the world, awarded by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). […]
The ruling party in Gabon, Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), called Saturday on the country’s leader Ali Bongo Ondimba to run for next year elections, for a third 7-year term. “We have come not only to revitalize our party but also to seek Ali Bongo Ondimba’s candidacy for the future of our country”, said Prospere Abessolo […]
The independent electoral commission, CENI, of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) kicked started the voters’ registration process for the general elections slated for next year. “We are now on the home stretch to the 2023 elections,” said Denis Kadima, the CENI head after he inscribed himself on the electoral rolls Saturday. “I invite the […]