Social & Human Affairs Bound

Egypt: After wishing each other a happy new year, Egyptians see price hikes that will make 2024 not such a happy yearF

Immediately after “winning” a third term at the end of December 2023, President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi ordered the “progressive” dismantling of the so-called subsidies. Overnight, as the calendar shifted to 2024, the prices of electricity increased by as much as 26%. As you would expect many other products followed immediately, such as the prices for accessing the Internet up 33%, the price of Cairo metro ticket up by 20%. And that’s just the beginning. In the coming weeks and months, check out the prices of food and basic commodities soaring again, as the Egyptian Pound likely to lose more value.

Sahel: Kidnapped in Libya in 2017, South African medic released this week in MaliF

A South African paramedic who had been held by jihadists in Mali for over six years has been released, security and humanitarian sources told AFP on Sunday. Gerco van Deventer, 48, was kidnapped in Libya on November 3, 2017, on his way to a power plant construction...

Tunisia: Three workers assigned to historic World Heritage wall in Kairouan killed after wall collapsedF

A section of the historic walls around the Old City of Kairouan collapsed on Saturday, killing three masons carrying out repairs on the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisian authorities said. Two workers were also injured in the accident, which saw a 30 metre (100...

UN rapporteur on human rights pressures Algeria to release jailed activistsF

The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights defenders on Tuesday urged Algeria to release all jailed human rights activists, citing "ongoing judicial harassment". After a 10-day visit to the North African country, Mary Lawlor said at a press conference the...