Africa report 2018

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 […]

Futsal Africa: Mauritius walk out of competition; Morocco in Semi-Finals

Mauritius have abruptly left the 2020 CAF Futsal Africa taking place in Morocco after they replaced South Africa who refused to join the competition over the venue in Laâyoune. The Southern African nation, according to source from the African football governing body, CAF, has decided to quit the competition following pressure from the Southern African […]

Pegasus Case: Rabat sues Forbidden Stories & Amnesty International for defamation

Morocco has decided to sue Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories Group which orchestrated the release of false press reports, accusing Rabat of conducting electronic snooping with Israeli Pegasus spyware. The announcement was made Thursday by French lawyer Olivier Baratelli who has been hired by the North African Kingdom to file the lawsuit in a Paris […]