Category: Headlines

UN chief pledges support for DR Congo army, pays tribute to blue helmets

September 2, 2019

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres who started Saturday a three-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo promised that the UN Peacekeeping Mission in ... Read More

Tunisia: 26 Candidates Running for President start campaigning

September 2, 2019

The twenty-six candidates retained for Tunisia’s presidential election of September 15 start campaigning this Monday, while overseas campaigning began on Saturday. The campaign will run ... Read More

Morocco takes over rotating chairmanship of AU Peace & Security Council

September 2, 2019

Morocco took over as of this Sept.1 the rotating chairmanship of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) for one month.   ... Read More

Algerian regime blocked Maghreb integration project-former Tunisian President

September 1, 2019

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki who is running for the Tunisian presidential elections said that all his attempts to relaunch the integration process in the ... Read More

12th African Games concludes; Egypt tops medal table

September 1, 2019

The 12th edition of the African Games held in Morocco concluded Saturday with Egypt topping the medal table with 273 medals (102 gold, 98 silver ... Read More

Alleged drug trafficker wanted by Interpol arrested in Morocco

September 1, 2019

Policemen at the Bab Sebta crossing point arrested on Friday a Frenchman of Turkish origin who was wanted by Interpol for alleged links to international ... Read More

King Mohammed VI reasserts Morocco’s neighborliness in Maghreb

August 31, 2019

Since taking the reign in Morocco, King Mohammed VI, who visited Algeria, has adopted an outstretched hand policy towards Algeria with the aim of building ... Read More

Morocco stops 400 migrants from storming into Ceuta

August 31, 2019

Moroccan authorities stopped some 400 migrants from jumping the fence surrounding the Spanish occupied enclave of Ceuta. Spanish authorities said that 150 migrants managed to ... Read More

Tunisia: State of emergency extended to dec.31

August 31, 2019

The state of emergency in Tunisia will be extended from September 3 to December 31, 2019, in line with a Presidential Decree issued by the ... Read More

TICAD VII: UNIDO, FAO launch initiative to accelerate youth employment in Africa’s agricultural sector

August 31, 2019

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union (AU), together with numerous ... Read More