Social & Human Affairs Bound

Tripoli, Sept 25, 2020 - The International Organization for Migration  said Friday the bodies of three migrants whose boat went down off Libya were recovered from the Mediterranean but at least 13 others were missing. Twenty-two survivors were rescued late Thursday...

In this 20-minute podcast, MEA Risk analyst Arezki Daoud discusses how overstretched Egypt is and what could be the seeds of future unrest. Episode recorded on 21 September 2020. Transcript below.   Transcript: Egypt is working hard to get back...

Since the sentencing of journalist Khaled Drareni and the re-arrest of Mohamed Laalami, several political activists have been targeted by a campaign of judicial harassment, worsening Algeria’s repressive strategy of ending political dissent and its human rights...

Amnesty International on Thursday urged the EU to reconsider cooperation with Libya over "horrific abuses" of refugees and migrants in the North African country. Libya has become a key route for irregular  migration to Europe in the chaotic years since the 2011...