The New York Times has recently decried in an editorial the restrictions imposed by the Algerian military regime on free speech and the ill-treatment reserved to journalists and media outlets that venture to voice opposition to the government. The editorial, entitled “Extinguishing Free Expression in Algeria,” deplored the death on December 11 of Tamalt, an […]
More than a year after the military coup, the Gabonese people adopted a new constitution by 91.8% of the votes, with a turnout of approximately 53.5%, Gabon’s interior ministry announced. The adoption of the new constitution is expected to pave the way for elections and a return to civilian governance. The new constitution imposes a […]
Egypt’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has summoned Tunisia and Turkey’s ambassadors’ respectively, in what it considers being a mingling in its internal affairs with respect to comments made by government officials from the two countries. These countries did not welcome the removal of President Mohammed Morsi from power by the military. The Minister of Foreign […]
