Egypt, Sudan & Ethiopia reach agreement on Nile dam construction

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia Tuesday in Khartoum agreed to change one of the two European companies commissioned to study the impacts of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile. At a meeting attended by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and water resources, the three countries decided to replace Dutch company Deltares by French firm […]

Libya: Euro-Med Rights Watchdog denounces detention of Moroccan migrants without legal justification

The Libyan authorities have been holding hundreds of Moroccan migrants for months in inhumane detention conditions without legal justification, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a press release issued Wednesday. “The Libyan government is obligated in accordance with relevant international conventions and norms to treat these detainees with dignity, provide them with adequate shelter, and […]

Amazigh Language to Feature in Bank Notes, Official Documents

The long awaited-for organic draft law on the implementation of the official character of Amazigh provides for a set of measures to be adopted gradually, among which the use of the language in bank notes, postal stamps and other official documents delivered by the state. The draft law was recently submitted to the PJD-led cabinet […]