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Tunisia now has a rubber-stamping parliamentF

Tunisia on Monday inaugurated a new parliament largely stripped of its powers, after a vote that saw a paltry turnout amid boycotts following President Kais Saied's July 2021 power grab. The new assembly, elected in two rounds in December and January that saw a voter...

Algeria: Trial of independent journalist Ihasane El-Kadi starts on SundayF

Jailed Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi, accused of illegal fundraising, will remain silent during his trial which is due to start on Sunday, his defence team has said. El Kadi, director of the Maghreb Emergent news website and Radio M, was remanded in custody on...

Egypt to sell citizenship for money to compensate for bankrupt economyF

Egypt announced Wednesday it is offering citizenship to foreign investors willing to spend at least $250,000 in the country, as it struggles to fill its depleted coffers. According to state newspaper Al-Ahram, a decision by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli published in...

Close advisor to Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Patrushev, in official visit to AlgeriaF

The head of Algeria's army hosted Russia's top security official on Monday to discuss boosting their military ties, the defence ministry in Algiers said. General Said Chengriha said the visit of National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev reflected both...

Tunisia: Senior opposition figure Rached Ghannouchi gets one year in prison, as president moves to authoritarianismF

Tunisia: Senior opposition figure Rached Ghannouchi gets one year in prison, as president moves to authoritarianismF

May 16, 2023

The Tunisian Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party on Tuesday condemned the one-year prison sentence handed to its leader...

Sahel: Mali-UN relations worsening by the day as Malian forces are accused of committing mass murderF

May 15, 2023

Mali's military junta on Saturday denounced as "fictitious" and "biased" a UN report that said the army and foreign...

Mali: Government of Mali confronted with accusations of “summary executions, rape and torture”F

Mali: Government of Mali confronted with accusations of “summary executions, rape and torture”F

May 12, 2023

The Malian army and foreign fighters executed at least 500 people during an anti-jihadist operation in Mali in March...

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