Category: Headlines

Nigeria: at least 30 people killed in northwest

February 16, 2020

At least 30 people were killed by a dozen assailants on motorcycles in an attack on two villages in northwestern Nigeria, security sources said.   ... Read More

Algeria’s foreign exchange reserves plunge amid drop in oil revenues

February 16, 2020

Algeria’s public debt rose to 45% of GDP while its foreign exchange reserves continue to shrink on the back of falling oil prices in international ... Read More

Morocco, EU Seek to Develop their Partnership through a Deep & Comprehensive FTA

February 16, 2020

The European Union and Morocco share the same determination to further develop their economic and trade partnership, notably through a deep and comprehensive free trade ... Read More

European court backs Spain’s rapid expulsion of migrants

February 15, 2020

Spain won the support of the European Court of Human Rights over its rapid deportation of two African migrants from the enclaves of Melilla and ... Read More

Egypt to build $228 mln facility to turn rice straw into wood

February 15, 2020

Egypt will set up a facility to convert rice straw into wood in a bid to limit air pollution resulting from burning the straw. The ... Read More

Namibia’s First Lady to bequeath all her $3 mln wealth to charity

February 15, 2020

The Namibian first lady has promised to donate all her wealth to charity when she dies. "I strongly believe that inheritance is one of the ... Read More

Cameroon: Thousands flee Cameroon after upsurge in conflict

February 15, 2020

The UN refugee agency says about 8,000 people have fled from Cameroon into Nigeria in the past two weeks because of an upsurge in violence. ... Read More

Sahara: Bogota Reaffirms Support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

February 14, 2020

Colombia’s Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs, Adriana Mejia Hernandez, has reaffirmed her country's firm support to the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan offered for the Sahara and ... Read More

Air Travel: Code-share Deal Between Royal Air Maroc & British Airways

February 14, 2020

Morocco’s national airline, Royal Air Maroc, and British Airways have sealed a code-share agreement on the Casablanca-Agadir-London routes operated by the two companies. The deal ... Read More

Mali: at least 20 killed in attack on Ogossagou village

February 14, 2020

At least twenty villagers were massacred in an attack in the Malian village of Ogossagou, in the center of the country, medical sources said Friday. ... Read More