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Tunisia: Court orders release of human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine following increasing international criticism

A Tunisian appeals court has ordered on Wednesday February 19 the release of prominent human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine, although she remains subject to a travel ban due to ongoing legal cases. Bensedrine, 74, was the head of the now-defunct Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD), which was responsible for investigating human rights abuses committed by […]

Sudan appoints first ambassador to US after decades of sour relations

Sudan Monday said the USA has approved its first ambassador to Washington in a sign of improved relations between the two countries. The Foreign Ministry in a statement said Washington has green-lighted the appointment of veteran diplomat Noureldin Sati as ambassador to the USA. US top diplomat Mike Pompeo had announced in December that the […]

Mauritania at a crossroads with this weekend polls

Mauritanians are heading to polls this weekend to elect a new president in what is expected to be the West African country’s first peaceful transfer of power since independence from France in 1960. In the capital Nouakchott, where the desert’s vast expanses wash into the capital, tensions are growing after a campaign marred by violence. […]