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Libyan Presidency Council forms committees to tackle security, human rights amid rising tensions

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed over the week-end the Libyan Presidency Council’s recent decision to establish two Committees aimed at addressing escalating security issues and human rights violations following violent clashes in Tripoli. One committee is tasked with enhancing security and military arrangements to clear armed groups from the capital, enabling […]

The Ordeal of Sub-Saharan Migrants in Algeria

The recent outrageous apartheid-like decision made by Algerian authorities banning migrants from using buses and taxis prompts the worst fears of human rights activists who see tougher times ahead for migrants amid growing anti-migrant populism in Algeria. The segregationist move to ban migrants from using taxis and buses comes in a wave of anti-migrant drive […]

AfCFTA implementation hampered by barriers to air travel, intra-African trade — aviation experts

Easy movement of people in Africa, also facilitated by affordable airfares, without the hindrances of state boundaries, is one of the key prerequisites for the full implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), according to stakeholders in the continent’s aviation industry. Air transport, which facilitates free movement of people across nations with liberalized inter-state […]