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Morocco: Migrant camp in Casablanca set ablaze leaving several injured

An illegal migrant camp in Morocco’s economic capital Casablanca got fire Sunday leaving several wounded following a brawl over a cell phone.   The fire ripped through the makeshift camp made of plastic tents and debris. The camp is located opposite the city’s Ouled Ziyane bus station.   A group of Malian migrants and a […]

Algeria: Parties Present “Invisible” Female Parliamentary Candidates

The run-up to the May 4th parliamentary election is being marred with a gender controversy after some political parties left the images of female candidates on their official campaign posters blank. The female candidates were represented with an avatar wearing a Hijab while the face was left blank in white. The Independent High Authority for […]

After Somalia, South African Islamic State-linked firms also targeted by US sanctions

The United States on Monday (7 November) imposed its second round of sanctions in less than a week on people and firms, this time targeting South African entities, who it says have provided financial or material support to the Islamic State (IS) group. Following the financial penalties against a Somali IS weapons trafficking cell imposed […]