Politics Bound

Journalist Meriem Chorfi, Editor-in-chief Mouhoub Rafik, and Mohamed Laamari, the Publisher of Algerian newspaper Sawt Al Akher were placed on Thursday, 2 April under judicial control. The move is the last step before they are dragged into a court, most likely the one...

Tunisia's parliament on Saturday gave the prime minister special powers for two months to allow for the accelerated adoption of measures to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh will be able to issue decrees without referring to the...

Algiers, April 5, 2020 - An Algerian court on Sunday sentenced to eight months in jail a journalist who had provided images of months-long anti-government protests to foreign media, a prisoners' support group and a non-government organisation said.  Sofiane Merakchi,...

Bamako, April 2, 2020 - Turnout for Mali's parliamentary elections this week was 36 percent, officials said on Thursday, after voters dealt with threats of violence and the coronavirus pandemic. Voters in the war-torn West African country cast their ballots for new...