Germany deports 9/11 plotter to Morocco
It’s not clear what Morocco will do with its national deported from Germany after serving a 15-year sentence for being being an associate of the 9/ll suicide pilots. Mounia el Motassadeq is the one of only two men convicted for involvement in plotting the attack that killed more than 3000 people. Morocco, with its repressive […]
WHO must decide if Ebola outbreak in DRC constitutes an international medical emergency
The World Health Organisation’s emergency committee is meeting in Geneva today to decide whether the Ebola outbreak in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo constitutes an international public health emergency. Trade and travel restictions could follow if the UN body decides it is. Weeks after the all clear was sounded after the Ebola outbreak recorded […]
Ethiopia’s slimmer new feminist Cabinet
After seven months in power, Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has slimmed down and reshuffled his Cabinet. Half of his 20-person new executive are women. The smaller Cabinet, with eight fewer posts, was no surprise. Premier Abiy Ahmed has been promising to this for some time. But appointing 10 women delighted those who have long […]