Morocco unveils rehousing programme for quake-hit areas/in /by
The Moroccan authorities have also ordered urgent aid of 30,000 dirhams (nearly $3,000) to households affected by the disaster, a royal office statement said
Egyptian, French foreign ministers hold talks in Cairo/in /by
During their meeting, the two ministers discussed bilateral relations between Egypt and France, as well as the latest developments in the region, including the Palestinian issue
EU sends aid to Libya as devastating floods death toll rise to over 11, 000/in /by
"Following the devastating floods in Libya, the EU is, of course, continuing via the civil protection mechanism to provide aid to the people concerned. Finland, Germany and Romania have sent generators, shelters and foodstuffs. And France has also sent a medical team of more than 50 individuals.
Libya: Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in coastal city of Derna/in /by
The enormous surge of storm water burst two upstream river dams late Sunday and reduced Derna to a wasteland where entire city blocks and untold numbers of people were washed into the Mediterranean
Libya floods: PM takes shared responsibility for dam failures/in /by
The scale of devastation witnessed after storm Daniel rocked eastern Libya is partly to blame on negligence. Speaking Thursday, the Primer minister of Libya’s UN backed adminitration which is based inTripoli acknowledged issues in the maintenance of two dams that collapsed earlier this week.
Climat: Are carbon credits the solution? [Business Africa]/in /by
In this week's Business Africa: the effectiveness of carbon credits called into question; Gabon's economy put to the test by the coup d'état and the African Union's membership of the G20.
Mali cancels Independence day celebrations after attacks/in /by
The anniversary will be "celebrated in sobriety and in the spirit of national revival", a statement after a council of ministers said. The government will allocate the funds planned for the festivities to help the victims of a series of recent attacks and their families.
Diddy unveils comeback album ‘The Love Album – Off the Grid’/in /by
If Sean “Diddy” Combs had a choice, the self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur would be hunkered down in a recording studio rather than running his several successful businesses. The album will release on Friday (Sep. 15).
Libya Floods: Survivors speak of their plight, search for relatives/in /by
"It is a disaster that has gone beyond imagination, we thought it was just floods, water going down but the mud is the greatest problem, bodies are buried under piles of mud and debris, 3 or 4 metres high of mud. We pray God give patience to the families of the dead and the thousands missing."Moussa
Libya buries thousands in mass graves after flood, mayor says death toll could triple/in /by
The deluge swept away entire families on Sunday night and exposed vulnerabilities in the oil-rich country that has been mired in conflict since a 2011 uprising that toppled long-ruling dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Health officials have confirmed 5,500 deaths and say 9,000 people are still missing.