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Morocco: Navy rescues 800 migrants trying to get to SpainF

Morocco's navy has rescued more than 800 would-be migrants and recovered one body since early last week, state media reported Tuesday, as attempts to reach Spain increase. Morocco in northwest Africa is a transit country for many migrants trying to get to Europe via...
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Corruption and war on human rights defenders in AfricaF

Amnesty International said Tuesday that West and Central African nations must do more to fight corruption and stop "persecuting" human rights defenders who reveal and denounce it. In a report launched for African Anti-Corruption Day, the organisation denounced the...
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Sahel: Malian journalist Mohamed Youssouf Bathily acquitted over PM ‘assassination’ claimF

A prominent Malian TV and radio journalist was acquitted on Tuesday on charges that he falsely claimed a former premier had been murdered while in detention under the ruling junta. Mohamed Youssouf Bathily was placed in custody on March 13 after allegedly saying...
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Migrants: Appalling treatment of migrants by North African governments continuesF

By Aymen Jamli and Francoise Kadri: The bodies of two migrants have been found in a desert region near Tunisia's border with Algeria, a judicial official and a witness said on Tuesday. Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan countries have fled or been forced out of...
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