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Niger junta frees 50 senior officials of deposed gov’t, ex-president remains in detention

Niger’s military junta, which took power in a coup in July 2023, has released around 50 individuals, including former government ministers and soldiers linked to past coup attempts, following recommendations from a national conference in February. Those freed include high-profile figures such as former oil minister Mahamane Sani Issoufou, ex-defense minister Kalla Moutari, and former […]

Libya: Maltese armed forces escort migrant-held Turkish tanker to Maltese port

Maltese armed forces have managed to usher a Turkish tanker hijacked by migrants who left Libyan coasts to the port of the city of Senglea. The Turkish merchant ship, the Elhibru 1, docked Thursday at Boiler Wharf in Senglea. Reports Wednesday said some migrants who left Libyan coasts seized the vessel. The hijackers picked up […]

Algeria closes publishing house due to book on Judaism

In a new antisemitic move, the Algerian regime ordered the closure of a publishing house named after Franz Fanon in Boumerdes, after it published a book on Jews in Algeria. Authorities gave the pretext of “threats to security and public order, attacks on national identity, and hate speech” for its censorship. The book in question, […]