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Algeria Forged Secret Deal to Grant Terrorists Amnesty if they Surrender- Media reports

Algeria, France and Mali are said to have reached a secret deal under which they will grant asylum to Al Qaeda and other terrorists in return for laying down arms, the Middle East Eye reported. The media cited an Algerian security source who asked not to be named. The news came after the “surrender” of […]

Burkina Faso: Former Prime Minister Kabore wins outright victory

The leader of the People’s Movement for Progress (MPP) and former Premier under deposed Blaise Campaore, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, was announced winner of the first free and fair presidential elections after decades of dictatorship and a troubled transitional period. Provisional results published by the national electoral commission give 53.49 % of the votes to […]

Algeria: International NGOs concerned over worrying situation of civil society, call on authorities to end generalized repression

On the fourth anniversary of Algeria’s pro-democracy protest movement, known as the Hirak, human rights watchdogs rang the alarm again, saying the situation of human rights in the North African country is under serious threat. The pattern toward a more authoritarian, less competitive regime is clear as authorities are intensifying repression against civil society organizations, […]