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Tunisia: U.S. reports express deep concern over democracy erosion & crackdown on opposition leaders ahead of presidential vote

The Atlantic Council, the U.S. State Department and Amnesty International have issued scathing reports on the deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia and sounded the alarm over the escalating repression and prosecution of opposition leaders ahead of upcoming presidential election scheduled for October. In its analysis on the worsening political crisis in Tunisia, the American […]

UN Envoy to Libya Holds Consultations with Morocco

UN special envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé held talks Monday in Rabat with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, focused on the Libya crisis. At a joint press briefing following the meeting, Bourita renewed Morocco’s support to an inter-Libyan solution under the aegis of the UN to achieve a final settlement of the crisis in the North […]

Paul Kagame reveals plans to retire

Rwanda’s longtime leader Paul Kagame announced Wednesday discussion within ruling party to find his successor as man who has been lately re-elected as chair of the party in power says his retirement as inevitable. The 65-year old strongman who has been leading the eastern African country for 23 years made the announcement during a joint […]