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France empowers military-run Algeria

France and Algeria have signed a military and security cooperation deal during the visit by the figurehead of the ruling military junta in the oil and gas rich country Said Chengrigha. The deal came after a series of visits including a visit by Emmanuel Macron in which French and Algerian officials talked about the past […]

Guinea: At least 14 killed in fuel explosion in Conakry

At least 14 people have lost their lives in the explosion of a fuel depot in capital Conakry in the early hours of Monday December 18, the Government of the West African country announced in a statement later in the day. The largest warehouse for storing fuel, located in the capital and belonging to State-run […]

Morocco: Journalist Radi sentenced to six years on rape, security charges; sentence too lenient for plaintiff

Journalist and activist Omar Radi was given a sentence of six years in jail on the charges of rape and undermining national security. His case has created rifts within human rights groups in Morocco between leftist hardliners who consider his case as a revenge for his work and NGOs defending women’s rights who denounce rape […]