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Algeria: Human Rights Militant on Hunger Strike Protesting Unfair Trial

Amazigh militant and human rights activist Kamal Eddine Fekhar staged a hunger strike in protest over the unfair trial he received from a local court in Medea, Algeria, which handed him a 5 years prison sentence for writing articles slamming the Algerian regime’s atrocities in Ghardaia, critical Algerian media said. Kamal Eddine Fekhar, a doctor […]

Morocco Seizes 7 Tons of Cannabis Near Guelmim

Moroccan police seized 7 tons of cannabis resin, known locally as chira, and arrested 8 members involved in an international trafficking network during the same operation. This came in an operation in the commune of Taghjijt where the banned substance was found hidden within a four-wheel-drive vehicle in an area located 60 km south-east of […]

World Bank helps Gabon finance digital transformation project with $68.5m loan

Gabon has secured a credit facility of $68.5 million to finance “Projet Digital Gabon”, a digital transformation project aiming at creating an environment conducive to accelerating digital transformation. The deal was signed late December by Mays Mouissi, Gabon’s Minister of Economy, and the World Bank Country Director for the Central African country, Cheick Fantamady Kanté, […]