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Algeria: Anger after pregnant doctor dies from Covid-19. She was denied maternity leaveF

Algiers, May 17, 2020 - The death of a pregnant Algerian doctor from the COVID-19 disease after she was denied maternity leave has sparked an uproar and prompted the dismissal Sunday of a hospital director. Health Minister Abderrahman Benbouzid sacked the director of...

Tunisia: Tourism sector loses over $2 billion with no sign of recoveryF

Tunis, May 18, 2020 - As the novel coronavirus pandemic wipes out a recovery from jihadist attacks in 2015, Tunisia's vital tourism sector is trying to find ways to avoid going under. "Normally, the season starts now. But there is nobody," said Mohammed Saddam, who...

Nigeria seizes British plane for flouting virus flight banF

Lagos, May 17, 2020 - Nigeria has seized a British plane for flouting a travel ban imposed as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the aviation minister said Sunday.  Flair Aviation, the airline involved, was authorised to conduct...

Nigeria: Insurgency risks expanding beyond the northeastF

Lagos, May 17, 2020 - Nigerian jihadist groups are gaining sway in the restive northwest and the region could become a "land bridge" to Islamists across the Sahel, the International Crisis Group warned Monday. Northwestern Nigeria has been wracked by years of...

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