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The Moroccan delegation taking part at a preparatory meeting of the Arab Summit in Algiers has condemned in the strongest terms the use by an Algerian TV station of a map of the Arab World other than the one accredited by the Arab League. The Moroccan delegation made it clear during the preparatory meeting […]
As the Southern African Railway Association (SARA) announced it is pushing ahead with the drafting of a regional railway master plan, Namibia State-owned freight utility TransNamib is engaging with the Development Bank of Southern Africa on the viability of the plan. During the SARA Rail Conference hosted last week, CEO and SARA Vice President Johny […]
There has been huge increase in death toll from the two successive car bombings in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Saturday (29 October), blamed on the Al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabab terrorist organization, which has seen at least 100 killed and close to 300 others injured. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made the announcement after visiting the site of the […]
The latest UN Security Council resolution on the Sahara dealt another blow to Algeria which took two days to react with a timid statement stating its usual pro-separatist stands and an anachronism verging on illusions to see the UN return to unfeasible referendum option. The Algerian foreign ministry issued its statement rejecting the UN resolution […]
Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli, a Natural Sciences and Physics professor at Université Mohammed V de Rabat, has featured among the world’s 200 most influential scientists on AD (Alper-Doger) Scientific Index 2023. The 68-year old woman who is also laureate of L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science for her work on the Higgs Boson, stands on […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern at Russia’s decision to suspend its involvement in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal set up to reintroduce vital food and fertilizer exports from Ukraine to the rest of the world. On Saturday, Russia announced that it was suspending its involvement in the deal, citing an […]
The African Union (AU) has said it was worried about the deteriorating security situation in the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where rebels have made fresh gains and the country’s authorities responded by expelling the Rwandan Ambassador in Kinshasa, accusing Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels. In a joint statement, AU Chairman Macky […]
Egypt has announced granting ‘golden licenses’ to investor applicants in the north African country for a period of three months, in a bid to speed up projects and boost investment, reports say. The license will allow investors to buy or rent lands, operate and manage the projects and allocate the necessary facilities with just a […]
Chad Sunday announced the release of Jérôme Hugonnot, a French-Australian citizen, kidnapped Friday by unidentified men in Wadi Fira province, north-east of the central African country. “I have just learned that the French-Australian hostage kidnapped 24 hours ago has just been found and taken to safety, in good health,” Prime Minister of Chad, Saleh Kebzabo, […]
Rwanda Sunday expressed regret after neighbor Republic Democratic of Congo, DRC, expelled its ambassador Vincent Karega over alleged support for M23 rebel group. “It is unfortunate that the DRC government continues to blame Rwanda for its own governance and security failures,” the spokesman for the Rwandan government said in a statement. Rwanda “remains committed to […]