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Algerian officials are warning Tunisia would be the next state to normalize ties with Israel leaving pro-Iran Algeria encircled in the region. Algerian official and head of a pro-military party Abdelkader Ben Grina said Tunisia would normalize ties with Israel, ringing the alarm bell for a regime that has long used the anti-semitism card to […]
Peter Tsiani, Director General and journalist of Perfect Tv, a private television in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was released Saturday August 19 after a brief detention in police custody in connection to probe into the assassination of Cherubin Okende, a former transport minister and ally of presidential candidate Moise Katumbi. C. Okende was found […]
After quelling peaceful dissent at home, the Algerian military regime multiplied attempts to silence dissidents in exile using intimidation, kidnapping attempts, and harassment. Earlier this month, three prominent opinion makers Amir DZ, Anouar Malek, and Abdou Semmar all suffered intimidation by the government in a vain attempt to silence them. They have been active on […]
Texas-based Apache Corporation will inject additional $1.4 billion into the Egyptian oil sector, the company’s CEO John Christman told Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly on Sunday August 20. Apache Corporation is the USA’s largest investor in the North African country oil sector. The company according to Egyptian authorities, is poised to pump more investments and […]
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has provided a $13 million grant to support humanitarian aid provided to more than seven thousand people internally displaced in the south of Central African Republic (CAR). Mohamed Ag Ayoya, resident coordinator for the Central African country, made the announcement of the financing on World […]
Niger’s coup leader has proposed a three-year transition of power after meeting a delegation of West African envoys on Saturday (19 August) whose visit to Niger is seen as a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful resolution to the leadership crisis. The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, emphasizes diplomatic efforts but […]
Ukraine is ready for a “long-term” fight to “revive” Kiev’s relations with Africa and reduce Moscow’s “grip” on this continent, which is based on “coercion, corruption and fear,” Ukraine’s top diplomat Dmytro Kouleba declared in an interview last week. After decades of oblivion, Ukrainian officials have now vowed to invest significant political capital to deepen […]
Aya Gold & Silver announced the expansion of its 2023 exploration program at all its holdings in Morocco. The increase includes work done at the Boumadine polymetallic project, the Zgounder silver deposit, the Zgounder Regional properties, and the recently acquired Tirzzit copper-silver property. Aya is a Canada-based precious metals mining company, which focuses on the […]
A delegation fielded by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met Saturday August 19 with the ousted President of Niger Mohammed Bazoum, as the regional organization pushes to restore a civilian leadership in the West African country. Former Nigerian Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar headed the delegation that met with Bazoum in the […]
Morocco has never considered to respond positively to the invitation to attend the “BRICS/Africa” meeting scheduled to be held in South Africa, or to take part in this meeting at any level whatsoever, an authorized source from the Foreign Ministry said, adding that Rabat advocates a multilateralism that does not divide. Some media reports have […]