Social & Human Affairs Bound

By Amaury Hauchard - Ousmane Djebare Djenepo, wearing sunglasses and an easy smile, stands upright to show off the mighty Niger River which is flowing around his traditional wooden canoe, or pirogue. The 76-year-old Malian is one of tens of thousands of fishermen who...

Ten bodies were spotted near a capsized rubber boat off the coast of Libya on Thursday, which had around 130 people aboard, a rescue charity said. European humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee said it was alerted on Tuesday, by the volunteer-run Mediterranean rescue...

It’s hunting season against journalists and free thinkers Being a journalist or a whistleblower is a dangerous job in Algeria. The regime has zero tolerance for people who report facts. And even if you are like Noureddine Tounsi, whose crime was to report criminals,...

Algerian security services said Tuesday they had arrested eight people linked to the Hirak pro-democracy protest movement over an allegedly foreign-financed criminal association. "The security services arrested a criminal organisation of eight people aged from 26 to...