Social & Human Affairs Bound

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday urged his government to open "a dialogue" with social partners to appease mounting social anger. Unemployment at 15 percent, soaring prices and shortages of basic food items have all added to turmoil caused by a deep...

By Kaouther Larbi - Aminata Traoure survived a shipwreck in which she lost her baby daughter, her sister and her niece but she is determined to embark again on the illegal crossing to Europe. For the 28-year-old from Ivory Coast, the perilous Mediterranean crossing...

By Amaury Hauchard - A printed sheet of paper bearing a photo of Adoussouma hung on the crumbling wall at the Komeissou family home in Chad's capital N'Djamena, marking his death Tuesday in protests against the new military junta. The young man's broad smile in the...

Algerian authorities on Thursday released on probation a leading opposition activist opposed to the country's forthcoming elections, a prisoners' support group said. Karim Tabbou, a key figure in demonstrations that forced longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to...