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Morocco: Death of a girl ignites debate over abortion rights in MoroccoF

Dozens of feminist activists demonstrated Wednesday in Morocco's capital, calling for legalised abortions after a teenage girl died following a clandestine procedure, AFP reporters said. Protesters gathered outside the parliament, some holding placards denouncing the...

Algeria orders charity group Caritas to cease after 60 years of operationsF

Algeria has ordered Catholic charity Caritas to cease its 60 years of operations in the North African country, a church official told AFP on Wednesday. Archbishop of Algiers Jean-Paul Vesco said that authorities have deemed Caritas "an unauthorised organisation". "A...

Tunisia: Hundreds of policemen protesting after colleagues were arrested for demanding right to unionizeF

More than 200 police officers protested in Tunisia's second city of Sfax on Wednesday to demand the release of eight arrested colleagues and defend their right to unionise, an AFP correspondent said. Responding to a call from the SNSI police union, the plainclothes...

Environment: Severe floods wreck havoc on West African agricultureF

By Aminu Abubakar Nigeria rice farmer Adamu Garba squelched barefoot through his paddy fields, surveying damage from devastating floods that have destroyed farmland across the north of the country. Parts of West and central Africa have been battered by floods ravaging...

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