Social & Human Affairs Bound

By Zeďneb Boughzou In the front row of a small classroom, three women, all different nationalities, avidly learn French in southern Tunisia's stifling summer heat -- grateful for support from an umbrella of charities. Based in the city of Medenine, it's a rare locally...

Italy on Thursday authorised the Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily after the group urged EU members to allow 572 people picked up in the Mediterranean Sea over three days to be brought ashore. "The Ocean Viking this evening received from the Italian...

More than 60 migrants of sub-Saharan origin have been lost at sea off Tunisia since Saturday, after two Europe-bound vessels sank, local authorities and the Red Crescent have said.  Tunisia and neighbouring Libya are key departure points for migrants who attempt the...

The North Africa Journal - Daily confirmed positive cases in Algeria rose sharply on Wednesday, 7 July, crossing the 500-case mark for the first time in weeks, according to the unreliable statistics of the health ministry. It said 585 new cases have been recorded in...