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Mauritania : Two Opposition Lawmakers Sentenced to Four Years in Jail Over Criticism of Head of State

A criminal Court in Nouakchott has sentenced two opposition lawmakers, Marieme Cheikh Dieng and Ghamou Achour, to four years in prison after convicting them of insulting President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and inciting unrest. The two MPs had been charged last month with “attacking the symbols of the state” and calling for protests, following social media […]

Morocco’s crackdown on trafficking networks reduces flows to Spain

The number of migrants reaching Spain dropped in the last three months thanks to Morocco’s crackdown on migrant trafficking networks, said migration and border control director at Morocco’s Interior Ministry Khalid Zerouali. Some 25,000 migration attempts were foiled between January 1 and May, Zerouali told Reuters in an interview. He denied claims in Spanish media […]

MEP Tomáš Zdechovský Slams Algeria’s Gas Blackmailing EU

Member of the European Parliament Tomáš Zdechovský has denounced Algiers unilateral decision to disrupt the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline, saying the European Union should not accept Algeria’s gas blackmail. The MEP made the comment after Algeria, which has cut off diplomatic ties with Rabat, stopped on Nov.1st supplying Spain via Morocco with natural gas through the […]