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Algeria: Sheltered abroad, ex energy minister Chakib Khelil sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruptionF

A former Algerian energy minister was sentenced in absentia Thursday to 20 years in prison for corruption, the latest ruling against a top ally of late president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, local media reported. Chakib Khelil headed the energy ministry of Africa's top gas...
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Migrations: Italy tells Tunisia to help reduce irregular migration in exchange of more legal migrant inflowF

Italy is prepared to allow more Tunisians to reach its shores legally in exchange for greater efforts to cut irregular migration from its North African neighbour, Rome's foreign minister said Wednesday. Rome wants to cooperate with Tunis to "reduce irregular...
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Algeria: Opposition figure Rachid Nekkaz freed from prison after he allegedly vowed to quit politicsF

An Algerian businessman and activist imprisoned for urging a boycott of the country's 2019 presidential election was released Wednesday, a rights group said, after he announced this month he would quit politics. Rachid Nekkaz was released on "humanitarian grounds",...
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Tunisia: President faces public discontent over economyF

Thousands of Tunisians marched Saturday in the capital to protest against President Kais Saied, whom they accuse of seeking to install a new dictatorship amid a worsening economic crisis. Separate rallies by different opposition groups were held in Tunis with a heavy...
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