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Bamako, May 9, 2020- Mali's government said on Saturday it had lifted its nationwide curfew designed to stem coronavirus, while making mask wearing compulsory in public places in the West African state. In a televised speech, Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cisse warned...

Cairo, May 8, 2020 - President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ratified a host of amendments to Egypt's emergency law which an international rights groups says expands "repressive powers" as the country's battles the coronavirus. Egypt has been under a state of emergency...

Rabat, Marocco, May 8, 2020 - Moroccan authorities said Friday they would investigate a case of an attack on television journalists filming a report, as police denied any involvement in the incident. Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Thursday that a...

Beirut, May 7, 2020 - Amnesty International lambasted Egypt on Thursday for extending the pre-trial detention of over 1,600 detainees this week, calling for their unconditional release. The UK-based rights group said in a statement that the defendants were not present...