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Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:26:47 GMT
Ethiopia: Govt Denies Reports That Cairo Summoned Its Envoy
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The office of the Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied reports that are widely circulating saying that Egypt's Foreign Ministry has summoned Ethiopia's envoy in Cairo over comments on Egypt by Amb...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 13:08:38 GMT
Kenya: Gor Mahia Official Detained in Algeria Over Unpaid Hotel Bill
[Nation] Gor Mahia treasurer Dolphina Odhiambo has been detained at a hotel in Algiers, Algeria, over an unpaid hotel bill accrued by the club during the festive season, Nation Sport understands.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:35:21 GMT
Rwanda: Rwanda Receives 130 African Asylum Seekers From Libya
[East African] Rwanda has received 130 more asylum seekers who were stranded in Libya. They will stay in Rwanda until they are resettled in other countries - mainly in Europe and North America.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:36:07 GMT
Kenya/Algeria: Gor Mahia Official Detained in Algiers Over Unpaid Hotel Bill
[Nairobi News] Gor Mahia treasurer Dolphina Odhiambo has been detained at a hotel in Algiers, Algeria, over an unpaid hotel bill accrued by the club during the festive season, Nairobi News understands.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:59:54 GMT
Egypt: Prosecutor Denies Police Involved in Italian Student's Murder
[DW] Egypt's public prosecutor has rejected Italy's claims that five Egyptian police officers were tied to the killing of student Giulio Regeni. The real perpetrator was "unknown," officials said.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:27:46 GMT
Western Sahara: Western Sahara - Security Council Sends Strong Message to Us, Morocco On Decolonization
[SPS] Algiers -- Frente POLISARIO's representative to France, Mohamed Sidati, said the Saharwi people embarked, since November 13, in a second war of liberation, following Morocco's aggression against Saharawi civilians, stressing UN Security Council...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:22:41 GMT
Algeria: President Tebboune's Return in Announced Deadlines Shows Strong Ties With Citizens
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The minister of the Communication, spokesman of the Government, Ammar Belhimer, welcomed Wednesday President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's safe return to the country, adding that his return, "within the announced deadline...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:17:39 GMT
Tunisia: Peak of Coronavirus Infections With 2,414 Positive Cases Recorded On Dec. 29
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 2,414 additional COVID-19 infections have been reported on December 29, from 6,403 conducted tests, the health ministry announced Wednesday evening.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:44:18 GMT
Morocco: Labor Market Experiences 'Relative Recovery' - Minister
[MAP] Rabat -- The labor market is experiencing a "relative recovery" following the gradual recovery of national economy, said Wednesday in Rabat Minister of Employment and Professional Integration, Mohamed Amekraz.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:29:06 GMT
Morocco: Elementary and Secondary Education - Final Exams Will Not Be Held On Scheduled Date
[MAP] Rabat -- The Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research announced on Wednesday that the standardized final exams of primary and junior high school cycles will not be held place on the date set ...

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 09:57:14 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Student Jailed for 3 Yrs for Online Sexual Harassment
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The former student faces more charges next month in a case that fuelled the nation's #MeToo movement

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 05:19:01 GMT
Rwanda: Fifth Batch of Asylum Seekers From Libya Arrives in Rwanda
[New Times] A group of 130 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya arrived in Rwanda on the night of Tuesday, December 29, becoming the fifth batch from the Northern African country to be temporarily hosted in Rwanda.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:30:19 GMT
Morocco: France Football Nominates Four Moroccan Players As Best Maghreb Player of the Year
[MAP] Paris -- Four Moroccan football players are among the ten nominees for the 2020 "Best Maghreb player of the year," announced on Wednesday France Football magazine.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 15:23:32 GMT
Tunisia: Siliana to Observe General Strike On January 28
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Siliana Local Labour Union (URT) announced that a general strike will be observed in the governorate on January 28, 2021.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:08:54 GMT
Morocco: Reducing Digital Divide Between Rural and Urban Areas, One of Challenges of Online Education (Official)
[MAP] Khémisset -- Reducing the digital divide between rural and urban areas is one of the challenges to be addressed as far as online teaching is concerned, said on Tuesday in Khémisset Minister of National Education, vocational training, higher e...

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:08:06 GMT
Morocco: 9 Moroccans Among Top 100 African Economic Leaders for Tomorrow (Choiseul Institute)
[MAP] Paris -- Nine Moroccans are among the 100 African economic leaders for tomorrow, according to the Choiseul Africa 2020 ranking, revealed on Monday by Paris-based think tank "Choiseul Institute."

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:59:49 GMT
Morocco: Moroccan Authorities Arrest Journalist Maati Monjib
[CPJ] New York -- Moroccan authorities must immediately release journalist and press freedom advocate Maati Monjib, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Security forces arrested Monjib, a contributor to the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi a...

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:39:20 GMT
Algeria: President Tebboune Returns to Algiers
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune arrived in Algiers on Tuesday, after he has received medical treatment in a large specialized hospital in Germany, following his contamination with Covid-19.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:38:49 GMT
Algeria: President Tebboune Returns to Country
[Algerie Presse Service] President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday returned to the country after he received treatment for Covid-19 in Germany.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:27:34 GMT
Algeria: Opec+ - Algeria Played, in 2020, Key Role to Rebalance Oil Market
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Algeria has played in 2020 a key role in bringing visions closer within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies OPEC+, in order to reach a joint action aimed at rebalancing the o...

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:37:13 GMT
Egypt: Central Bank Renews Suspension of ATM, Banking Fees Until June 2021
[Egypt Online] The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided on Monday to renew until June 2021 a number of procedures it has put in place since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:24:24 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Médenine Sees Surge in Deaths, Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Six more COVID-19 patients died over the last 24 hours in Médenine, pushing the death count to 193 since the pandemic began.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 09:19:49 GMT
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, Algeria Vow to Enhance Trade Relations
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia and Algeria have agreed to enhance their trade relations, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 08:23:18 GMT
Morocco: Inspection of 56 Clinics, Including 8 Providing Care for Covid-19 Patients (Official)
[MAP] Rabat -- Inspection and monitoring operations carried out by the general inspection services of the Ministry of Health concerned some 56 clinics, including 8 providing health care for Covid-19 patients, Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb said on ...

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 08:52:25 GMT
Algeria: Shedding Light On the Hopes and Challenges of Algerian Youth
[Africa Renewal] Shedding light on the hopes and challenges of Algerian youth

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:22:18 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - One More Fatality, 163 New Infections Recorded in Gabes
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A COVID-19 patient from Ghannouch, Gabes governorate, has died, bringing the total number of fatalities from the virus in the region to 145 since the pandemic began.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:21:51 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Kebili Reports One Fatality and 17 More Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A death from the coronavirus was recorded on Wednesday in the governorate of Kebili, taking the death toll in the region to 129 people since the outbreak of the pandemic, said health programmes officer in Kebil...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:51:08 GMT
Morocco: 18th National Press Awards - Journalist Abdellatif Abilkassem Wins News Agency Prize
[MAP] Rabat -- Journalist Abdellatif Abilkassem of the Moroccan News Agency (MAP) has won the news agency's award at the 18th edition of the National Press Grand Prix.

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 08:29:55 GMT
Morocco: Bahrain's Consulate General Opening in Laâyoune, Historic and Strategic Step - Bahraini Official
[MAP] Manama -- The opening of Bahrain's Consulate General in the Moroccan city of Laayoune is a historic and a strategic step for the solid and prosperous relations between the two brotherly countries, Bahrain's Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Shaik...

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 09:08:42 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - 1,598 Addditional Infections and 52 More Fatalities On Dec. 29
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- In its daily report on the pandemic situation in the country released on Tuesday evening, the Health Ministry said that 1,598 additional infections by the coronavirus have been recorded on December 28, from 6,4...



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