UN SG ‘Outraged’, AU & International Community Condemn Attacks on Peacekeepers in CAR

The death Saturday of a second Moroccan peacekeeper operating under the umbrella of the UN mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was strongly denounced by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The attack in the city of Bangassou also claimed the lives of civilians. “The Secretary-General is outraged by the attacks perpetrated by suspected anti-Balaka […]

Tunisia : Ennahda and the role of religion

A major topic of debate earlier this month, article 6, has once again resurfaced in Tunisia National Constituent Assembly. The article, which addresses the role of religion in Tunisia, is prone to be changed by the Islamist party Ennahda. 120 members of parliament have already signed a petition in favor of an amendment weeks after […]

Algeria: European Parliament calls for immediate release of writer Boualem Sansal; more tough measures looming

The European Parliament has called on the Algerian regime to release immediately and unconditionally the 75-year-old novelist who was arrested at Algiers airport in November after saying, in an interview with a French TV channel, that western territories of today’s Algeria have been part of Morocco. The literary figure is facing charges of terrorism and […]