Algeria: Government Bars UN Experts from Probing Human Rights Abuses, AI

Amnesty International lashed out at Algerian authorities in its human rights annual report presented Wednesday because of their persistent refusal to let UN experts investigate human right abuses and because they granted immunity to the authors of the grave crimes and tortures cased during the internal bloody war of 1990s. “The authorities persisted in their […]

Ouahbi poised to take over from Regragui at the helm of Atlas Lions

Morocco’s football federation (FRMF) is preparing to end weeks of uncertainty over the national team’s coaching job, with local media reporting that Mohamed Ouahbi is expected to be named the new head coach of the Atlas Lions. The appointment, which has not yet been officially confirmed, is widely anticipated to be announced these days of […]

US warning: African nations to be ‘punished’ if they trade in US-sanctioned commodities

African nations are free to buy grain from Russia but could face consequences if they trade in US-sanctioned commodities such as Russian oil, the US ambassador to the United Nations warned Thursday. “Countries can buy Russian agricultural products, including fertilizer and wheat,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield said during her visit to Uganda’s capital city Kampala, after a […]