MINURSO headquarters in Laayoune

Rached Ghannouchi handed one-year jail sentence for promoting terrorism

Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia’s largest political movement Ennahdah, has been sentenced to one-year in prison in absentia for promoting terrorism, one of his lawyers said Monday. Ghannouchi has been in detention since late April and indicted for 19 offenses including terrorism. Monia Bouali, one of Ghannouchi’s lawyers, told Reuters that his client has […]

Casablanca Set to Enforce Sweeping Urban Aesthetics Rules for Buildings and Facades

Casablanca’s municipal council is preparing to adopt a comprehensive urban aesthetics regulation that will impose strict visual standards on building facades, commercial fronts, and all structures visible from public thoroughfares — replacing a framework that has been in place since 2014. The move reflects the city’s ambition to project a more coherent and modernized image […]

Nigeria court dismisses bid to challenge election results, upholding Bola Tinubu’s victory

A Nigerian appeals court Wednesday (6 September) dismissed a petition by the opposition Labor Party challenging the legitimacy of President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February election. The court’s judges dismissed claims made by the opposition leader, Peter Obi, who alleged voter fraud, argued that the electoral authority broke the law, and that Tinubu was […]