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The speaker of the Israeli Knesset and his Moroccan counterpart signed parliamentary agreements after their meeting in Rabat Thursday. The content of the agreements was not immediately clear.  Amir Ohana’s invitation to Morocco is the first to be extended to the speaker of the Israeli parliament by a Muslim country. Ohana was also expected to meet with senior Moroccan officials… Read More

The UN’s health agency on Thursday declared an end to a nearly four-month outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, saying the disease, a cousin of Ebola, had caused 35 confirmed or suspected deaths. “The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease in Equatorial Guinea ended today with no new cases reported over the past 42 days after the last patient was… Read More

After the revision advocated by Edouard Philippe, the Republicans in the Assembly are calling for the unilateral denunciation of the Franco-Algerian agreement on immigration, and have tabled a motion for a resolution to this effect, we learned from the group on Wednesday.  This proposal calls “for the denunciation, by the French authorities, of the Franco-Algerian agreement of December 27, 1968”… Read More

Societe Generale has announced the conclusion of agreements with two African banking groups to sell four of its subsidiaries to them. They are found in Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania and Chad. Societe Generale announced on Friday the conclusion of agreements with two African banking groups to sell them four of its subsidiaries. Two will be in Congo and Equatorial Guinea… Read More

A Booba concert scheduled for June 21 in Casablanca has been canceled by local authorities, amid a boycott campaign accusing the French rapper of sexism, AFP learned from organizers on Tuesday. Confirming information from the website of the Moroccan magazine Tel Quel , an official of the organization simply answered “yes” to the question of whether Booba ‘s show was… Read More

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II first encountered the play “Topdog/Underdog” in college, performing a section as a favor for a student director who needed actors for a showcase. It turned into a favor for Abdul-Mateen. “I immediately came alive. I used to struggle with contemporary work because none of the characters felt like me. I didn’t really relate,” he says. “It unlocked… Read More

Fisheries and climate change pose major threats to the health of the oceans says Lucy Woodall, associate professor of marine conservation biology and policy, University of Exeter, and principal scientist, Nekton Foundation. “When we look at the oceans today, we have, I think, in my mind, two clear threats,” says Woodall, “and this is all global challenge of climate change.… Read More

N’Golo Kante appears set to join fellow France international Karim Benzema at Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad, according to reports. The 32-year-old defensive midfielder, whose contract with Chelsea was due to expire in June, might have signed an extension with the London club, but the agreement was never reached and Al Ittihad made their move. Kante has agreed a two-year… Read More

The Senegalese government announced on Tuesday that it was temporarily closing its consulates general abroad following attacks on a number of them, against a backdrop of high tensions at home. “This precautionary measure follows the series of attacks recently perpetrated against Senegal’s diplomatic and consular missions abroad, notably in Paris, Bordeaux (France), Milan (Italy) and New York”, said the Ministry… Read More

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday defied international calls to rescind an anti-gay law seen as one of the world’s harshest, including a potential death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”. “The signing of the bill is finished, no one will move us,” Museveni said in a statement after a meeting with members of his National Resistance Movement party. “The NRM has… Read More