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Algeria hands 7-year jail sentence to French football journalist

A court in Tizi Ouzou has sentenced French journalist Christophe Gleizes to seven years in prison for “glorifying terrorism” and “possessing propaganda materials harmful to national interests.” But his genuine crime: reporting on football in the Kabylie region. Gleizes, a contributor to So Foot and Society magazines, had traveled to Algeria in May 2024 to […]

Morocco rejects Fitch Rating report on banking sector

Morocco’s central bank has efficient and effective regulatory control of the banking sector contrary to what Fitch rating claimed in a recent report, said head of the bank Abdellatif Jouahri. The central bank governor, who was speaking to reporters, said Fitch was wrong in its conclusions that run contrary to what other international rating agencies […]

Sahara: UN Chief meets Head of MINURSO

UN Secretary General António Guterres meets this Thursday Head of the UN Mission for the Sahara (MINURSO) Colin Stewart, whose mandate ends on October 31, 2021, according to UN sources. This meeting comes as the Sahara talks are at a standstill since the two round-table meetings held in Geneva more than two years ago, while […]