A secret trial in MoroccoF

A secret trial in MoroccoF

A Moroccan judge on Tuesday took the trial of journalist and rights activist Omar Radi behind closed doors, a move his supporters slammed as “a new violation”. Radi has been in detention for almost a year on charges of espionage and rape which he denies....
Morocco: Heightened migration crisis in western Med SeaF

Morocco: Heightened migration crisis in western Med SeaF

More than 300 migrants rescued off the coast of Morocco Morocco’s navy has rescued 344 migrants, including women and children, after their makeshift boats ran into difficulty in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, the MAP news agency reported Thursday. It said the...
Catholic hostages freed in MaliF

Catholic hostages freed in MaliF

A Malian priest — the last of a group of five Catholics kidnapped in mid-June — has been freed, church and government sources said Wednesday.  Armed men took the five people hostage in the centre of Mali on June 21 after they left Segue to attend the...

Brief: Egypt steps up penalties for sexual harassmentF

Egypt’s parliament on Sunday passed a law toughening sentences for sexual harassment to at least five years in prison, Egyptian media outlets reported. The amendment makes sexual harassment a criminal offence, as opposed to a misdemeanour, and raises the minimum...
Morocco experiencing scorching heatwaveF

Morocco experiencing scorching heatwaveF

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Mali: Son of former president faces demand for his arrestF

Mali: Son of former president faces demand for his arrestF

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Mozambique confronted with a severe food crisisF

More than 730,000 displaced people in conflict-ridden northern Mozambique could face a “hunger emergency” unless urgent funding is secured, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned Tuesday.   Insurgents have been wreaking havoc in Cabo Delgado since 2017,...

Militancy: The murky link between DR Congo’s ADF and Islamic StateF

Its hallmark: Attack a remote village, massacre its inhabitants and abduct survivors.  Not for nothing has the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) become a name that inspires widespread dread in eastern DR Congo.  Suspicions are growing that this historically Ugandan...
Migrants: The deadly waters of the Western MediterraneanF

Migrants: The deadly waters of the Western MediterraneanF

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Algeria arrests opposition figure Fethi GharesF

Algeria arrests opposition figure Fethi GharesF

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Tunisia’s model seaweed farmingF

Tunisia’s model seaweed farmingF

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Libya: Sexual slavery in Libya’s 21st centuryF

Libya: Sexual slavery in Libya’s 21st centuryF

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Egypt’s foreign debt increases with more IMF loanF

Egypt’s foreign debt increases with more IMF loanF

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Armed conflict in Mozambique likely to intensifyF

Mozambique jihadists attack as bloc approves force deployment Islamist militants clashed with Mozambican government forces in a new bout of attacks in Palma district near a multi-million-dollar gas plant, military and security sources told AFP Wednesday. The clashes...