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Somalia PM accuses president of ‘obstructing’ high-profile probe

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(AfricaNews) Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Wednesday accused the country’s president of “obstructing” a high-profile investigation into the fate of an intelligence agent whose disappearance sparked an outcry in the Horn of Africa nation. Ikran Tahlil, a 25-year-old officer with the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), was abducted near her Mogadishu home…

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Macron pays tribute to Harki soldiers in ceremony at Élysée Palace

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(With Africanews) French President Emmanuel Macron apologised on Monday to Harki soldiers, Algerians who fought alongside French colonial forces in Algeria’s war for independence, and were then massacred and ostracised as traitors. In a solemn ceremony interrupted by the cries of one fighter’s daughter, Macron also promised a law guaranteeing reparations for the contingent known…

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North Africa

MOROCCO’S KING APPOINTS HEAD OF GOVERNMENT

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(Angop) Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has appointed billionaire fuel tycoon Aziz Akhannouch as prime minister after his party came first in Wednesday’s parliamentary election. Akhannouch, a former agriculture minister, is one of Morocco’s richest men with a fortune estimated at about $2 billion. He has led the liberal National Rally of Independents (RNI) party since…

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SOMALI PRESIDENT WITHDRAWS PM’S POWERS

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(Angop) Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed announced on Thursday he had withdrawn the powers of Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, the latest development in a bitter row that has plunged the country into a fresh crisis. “The prime minister has violated the transitional constitution so his executive powers are withdrawn… especially his powers to remove…

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