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The Rabat-based Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has partnered with “Rabita Mohammadia of Ulemas” (Morocco’s religious scholars Association) to combat radical ideologies and inoculate young people against the narrative of extremist groups. The two sides signed on Monday in Rabat a two-year cooperation program (2020-2022) including training sessions & courses, lectures, publication of […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo would appoint an envoy to Israel in the coming days after a 20-year void. The announcement was made President Felix Tshisekedi while he was addressing Sunday the American- Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a powerful lobby group. “Relations between my country and Israel have long been lethargic. Yet we have […]
The leadership in Africa of King Mohammed VI, who is in charge of migration was highlighted at a meeting of Western Mediterranean countries in Marrakech (5+5). The King received the leadership following the success of Morocco’s migration policy, which was commended as ground breaking in the continent, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita told participants. The 8th […]
The United States has urged Ethiopia to sign in the shortest possible time a deal with Egypt and Sudan about the giant dam it is building on the Nile. According to Steven Mnuchin, the US treasury secretary, the final testing and filling of the dam should not take place without an agreement. The government of […]
In Cameroon, the opposition has lost 23 seats in the National Assembly following the results of the 9 February legislative elections. The ruling party of long-serving leader Paul Biya has secured a landslide victory, according to results announced by the constitutional council on Friday. The ruling People’s Democratic Movement party (RDPC) took 139 out of […]
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Saturday it had handed over to the Somali Federal Government weapons of war captured from Al-Shabaab terrorists. The weapons, which included Rocket Propelled Grenade launchers, general-purpose machine guns, and assault rifles, were captured during joint operations by AMISOM and the Somali security forces. The Head of […]
The European Union on Saturday announced it earmarked €100 million to support the civilian-led authorities in Sudan, bringing the total EU contribution to €217 million. The announcement was made by visiting EU High Representative and Vice-President Josep Borrell after a meeting with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok. The assistance, to be delivered through the EU […]
Kenya has only 11 isolation beds ready for use in the event of a coronavirus epidemic, which has so far killed 2,928 people worldwide, the ministry of health warned. The arrival in Nairobi of 239 passengers on a flight from China on Wednesday morning aboard China Southern Airlines has sparked an outcry in Kenya as […]
Kenya “violates the sovereignty and unity of Somalia”, Somali ambassador to the UN, Abukar Dahir Osman, told the UN Security Council on Thursday, warning that his country is ready to take “all necessary measures” to defend itself. “Kenya continues to be a destabilizing force in Somalia,” he said at the end of a briefing by […]
Burundi opened on Friday a Consulate General in the city of Laayoune, becoming the sixth diplomatic representation in the capital of Moroccan Sahara in less than three months, after Comoros Islands, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Central Africa Republic, and Côte d’Ivoire. The new diplomatic mission was inaugurated by Burundi’s foreign minister Ezechiel Nibigrira and […]