Criminality and corruption Bound

The rape and murder in Algeria of a 19-year-old woman sparked cries for action on gender-based violence in the North African country and calls to bring back capital punishment. The body of the young woman, identified as Chaima, was found in early October at a deserted...

Niger's judicial system has ordered the release of three campaigners held for more than six months after staging protests over a military procurement scam, one of their lawyers said Wednesday. Their cause was taken up by human rights groups, including Amnesty...

Nearly two tonnes of cannabis and over 20 kilograms of cocaine were seized this week in three separate operations in northern Morocco, the national security body and state media said Thursday. Police seized 920 kilogrammes (2,000 pounds) of cannabis resin Thursday at...

The sexual assault and murder of a boy in the Moroccan city of Tangiers has stirred calls for the death penalty for the "monster" who killed the child. A suspect, a 24-year-old man working in the huge industrial zone of the port city, appeared before a prosecutor on...