A 48-hour detention order was issued for former judge and outspoken lawyer Ahmed Souab, it has been reported by Bassem Trifi, President of the Tunisian League for Human Rights. The arrest was carried out at Souab’s residence on 21 April 2025, after which he was transferred to the headquarters of the Central counter-terrorism investigation unit […]
An earthquake has hit on Friday night several countries in Western North Africa, including Morocco, Mauritania and Algeria and Southern Europe. Residents of several Moroccan cities, from Rabat to Agadir, via Casablanca and Marrakech, felt the tremor at around 11.14pm on Friday night. Several inhabitants left their homes to gather in the streets. […]
Benin’s Court of Economic Crimes and Terrorism Repression (CRIET) pressed Tuesday 15 years in prison sentence against a Dutch man for possession and sale of “high risk” drug, reports say. The court also fined the man whose identity has not been revealed XOF10 million ($16,000). Per the verdict, the man has 15 days to appeal […]
