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Kuwait: MoU on anti-corruption cooperation with Egypt gets harsh critics

Lawmakers and activists in Kuwait have lambasted the Gulf country’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egypt on anti-corruption cooperation noting that the most populated Arab country is not a reference on the fight against corruption. Kuwait’s Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) and Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority (ACA) have signed an agreement to fight corruption jointly. The agreement, […]

Mauritania: Court of appeal reduces anti-slavery activists’ prison sentences

The 13 anti-slavery activists from the slavery abolitionist movement (known by its acronym IRA) have been seen their prison sentences reduced after an appeal court revisited their cases, reports say. Zouerate court of appeal Friday November 17 overturned the 20 years in prison pronounced against the activists on Wednesday November 16. The court in a […]

Morocco: Port traffic up 5.5% in first three weeks of April – authorities

Morocco’s ports authority ANP reported a 5.5% rise to 28 million tons in commercial traffic through Morocco’s ports compared to the same period last year, despite the restrictions that disrupted much of the global trade due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ANP ascribed the performance to a 34% surge in cereals imports, which amounted to […]