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Burkina Faso: 11 people killed in the northwest

Armed terrorists killed at least 11 civilians on Friday night in the village of Siéwali, Kombori commune, located in the province of Kossi, in north-west Burkina Faso, near the Malian border. In the North of Benin, near the border with Burkina Faso, a Beninese police officer was killed in an attack on a post during […]

Algeria Headlines

France Warns its Citizens against Visiting Algeria

In its latest travel advice update, France warned its citizens from visiting Algeria due to security threats, while listing Morocco as the sole safe country for French tourists in north Africa. The French Foreign Ministry published a map on its website showing Algeria in red color that indicates strong warning to French tourists against visiting […]

Headlines Morocco

Morocco’s Tourism Feels Repercussions of Nice Attack

Morocco’s main tourist cities of Marrakech and Agadir saw French tourists’ reservation drop significantly in the aftermath of the Nice terrorist attack which left 84 dead on July 14. According to figures released by the French Travel Agencies’ Union, reservations by French tourists fell by 38% in Marrakech and Agadir since the attack took place, […]