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discomfort before CAF’s general meeting
The 43rd General Assembly of the African Football Confederation (CAF) will take place on March 12, 2021 in Rabat. This will lead to the election of Patrice Motsepe to the presidency of the CAF. Some unrest hovers in African football before this GA.
From our special correspondent in Rabat,Patrice Motsepe smiles broadly, her…
Morocco supports bills that legalize hashish
On Thursday, the Moroccan government approved a bill to legalize cannabis for medical use, but retained the ban on its recreational use. The country is the best producer of world cannabis.
However, Parliament still needs to give its final approval to the legislation.
The bill calls for the establishment of a national authority to regulate the industry and to set up cooperatives that would grow "certified" cannabis plants.
The move would "transform illegal" cannabis plantations into "legal and…
National Museum of Art in Algiers, “most
"Museum of Fine Arts has played a fundamental role for national art" in Algeria. Interview with the director and chief curator of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Algiers about the current role and future challenges of the largest art museum on the African continent. Dalila Orfali tells us about the collection's jewels, youth, digital, restitution and her vision for 2030.…
Arab states, the United States welcomes Libya’s Prime Minister to a vote
The Arab states and the United States welcomed recent developments in war-torn Libya, especially the vote of confidence that the country's newly elected Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh received on Wednesday.
In a statement, Qatar's Foreign Ministry welcomed the confidence of the national unity government led by Dbeibeh and promised to support the new government "to achieve the ambitions of the fraternal Libyan people for development, stability and prosperity."
The oil-rich Gulf country expressed…
Parliament puts its trust in the government
In Libya, after two days of intense debate, the elected parliament approved the transitional government led by 61-year-old businessman Abdel Hamid Dbeibah. The vote took place on Wednesday 10 March in Sirte. He was hailed as "historic" for a cabinet born of a UN-sponsored process that will help bring the country out of chaos by leading it to elections at the end of the year. Abdel Hamid Dbeibah and…
Moroccan Younès Belhanda resigned
Younès Belhanda was fired by Galatasaray on Wednesday, March 10, after criticizing the leaders of the Turkish club. He arrived at the Istanbul club in 2017.
The story between Younès Belhanda and Galatasaray has just ended abruptly. The Moroccan international footballer was fired on Wednesday, March 10, by the Turkish club. A…
Libya’s interim Prime Minister Dbeibah gets a vote on
The new Libyan interim government under Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has gained confidence and confirms the newly appointed government to lead the war-torn country through elections at the end of the year.
The government of the Prime Minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah replaces two rival administrations that have ruled the North African country for several years.
More than 130 members of the House of Representatives took part in two days of deliberations in the coastal town of Sirte.
The…
“I believe in this Mobile Film Festival Africa”
"I like the concept of 1 mobile - 1 minute - 1 movie." The first pan-African selection of Mobile Film Festival Africa invites us until March 17 to discover for free films from 51 young directors from 23 African countries driving to the Grand PrixAfrica, equipped with 10,000 euros. Interview with Rwandan director JoëlKarekezi, winner of the prestigious Gold Standard by Yennengaau Fespaco and member of the jury for Mobile Film…
Managing Turkey for the good thing about Libya, High Minister Dbeibah
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Tuesday said the Turkish-Libyan shipping agreement in the eastern Mediterranean was in the country's interest, as he called on all mercenaries to leave the country.
The statement came in response to a question about the agreement at a parliamentary meeting in Sirte for a vote of confidence in the new interim government led by Dbeibah.
"The Libyan-Turkish agreement in the eastern Mediterranean is in the interest of the Libyan state," Dbeibah said, adding:…
Libya: Break up parliament to vote on Dbeibahs
Crowds of Libyan parliamentarians from both sides of the divided country arrived in the coastal city of Sirte, as Libya's divided parliament is scheduled to meet for a vote of confidence in the new caretaker government under Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Monday.
The Riksdag has been divided - like most state institutions - since shortly after it was elected in 2014, when Libya broke between warring factions in the east and west.
It is meeting this week to discuss confidence in a government…