Jeune Afrique: Highly Criticized Internally, Algerian Government Uses Diversion
Highly criticized internally, the Algerian government used the diversion to unilaterally sever diplomatic relations with Morocco, wrote Jeune Afrique. "Highly criticized internally for its poor management of forest fires that ravaged part of the country...
Cote d’Ivoire Reports First Ebola Case Since 1994 (WHO)
Cote d’Ivoire has confirmed the first case of the Ebola virus disease since 1994, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. "This came after the Institut Pasteur in Cote d’Ivoire confirmed the Ebola Virus Disease in...
Tunisian President Fires Ambassador to US, Governor of Sfax
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday fired the country's ambassador to Washington as well as the governor of Sfax province. The Presidency said in a statement that Saied issued a presidential order to end the...
Death Toll From Civil Unrest in South Africa’s Phoenix Reached 36
The death toll from the ethnic riots in the South African town of Phoenix in the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal reached 36, Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Tuesday. With the onset of protests over...
Tunisia: Inauguration of Moroccan Field Hospital in Manouba
The Moroccan field hospital in Manouba was inaugurated Thursday, as part of the emergency medical aid sent by Morocco to the brotherly country of Tunisia upon the high instructions of HM King Mohammed VI....
Seminar :Suspension, If Not Expulsion, of SADR from AU Must not be Considered as...
The suspension, if not the expulsion, of the “SADR”, an armed group with no attributes of a sovereign State, from the African Union (AU) must not be considered as a taboo or unattainable objective,...
Tunisian President Dismisses PM, Suspends Parliament
Tunisian President Kais Saied has dismissed Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi and said he was suspending parliament after the recent anti-government protests. Speaking at a Sunday meeting with the leadership of the army and security forces,...
“The Independent” : Algeria, Emerging Hub for Cocaine Coming to UK
Algeria has become an emerging hub for cocaine coming to the UK, warned British paper "The Independent". The paper recalled the discovery of almost half a tonne of cocaine floating in waters off the Algerian...
Pfizer, BioNTech to Manufacture COVID-19 Vaccine in South Africa
Pfizer and BioNTech have inked an agreement with South Africa's Biovac Institute to produce the COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa for the African Union, Pfizer said in a statement on Wednesday. "Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech...
Over 210 People Killed in Unrest in South Africa
The death toll from unrest in the South African provinces KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has increased to 212, Kumbudzo Ntshaveni, the acting minister under the President of South Africa, said. Earlier, 117 deaths were registered. "We...