Malawi court annuls 2019 Presidential election

Malawi Constitutional Court on Monday annulled the May 2019 presidential vote that declared Peter Mutharika a winner.   The electoral commission declared Mutharika winner despite complaints of irregularities including results sheets with sections blotted out or altered with correction fluid. Police also fired tear gas at protesters while the government accused the opposition of attempting […]

IEA reaffirms Morocco’s renewable energy leadership

Morocco offers a model to follow in the region thanks to its sustainable policies to bolster energy transition and investments in renewable energies, the International Energy Agency said in a recent report. “Important lessons can also be drawn from Morocco, which alone accounted for three-quarters of the region’s renewable electricity production growth,” said the agency […]

Amnesty International denounces escalating crackdown on critical voices in Algeria

Amnesty International has denounced the “extreme measures” used by the Algerian authorities to silence critical voices, calling for the release of all wrongfully detained journalists, dropping all politically motivated charges against at least six of them and overturning the conviction of journalist Ihsane El Kadi. El Kadi was sentenced on April 2 to five years […]