Libya: Group of Youths Threatens to Shut down Oil Fields

A group of unidentified youth in the Libyan eastern town of Marada has vowed to shut down oil fields over lack of employment and social services. The youth in a statement complained about an absent state, lack of health care and other services, and Marada town’s lack of road links to other communities. “We, the […]

Algeria Adamant on Violating Migrants’ Rights

Algerian authorities have deported more than 27,000 Sub-Saharan migrants since 2015, in a move that is praised by the interior ministry and denounced by rights groups that see in Algeria’s crackdown on migrants and asylum seekers a violation of elementary rights. “We have already repatriated 27,000 illegal African migrants to their countries since 2015,” Algerian […]

Morocco, AUDA-NEPAD sign two cooperation agreements, vow to upgrade partnership in water sector

Morocco’s commitment to Africa’s development was formalized by the signing of two agreements between the kingdom and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). The agreements, namely a headquarters agreement for the establishment of the AUDA-NEPAD National Office in Morocco and a framework cooperation agreement for the promotion of development projects of common interest, were signed […]