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Algerian Walid Nekiche’ s torture & abduction case referred to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The case of Walid Nekiche, a 24-year-old student from the Wilaya of Tizi Ouzou, who claimed to have been tortured and raped while in police custody, was referred to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights by Riposte Internationale, a NGO for the defense of human rights. Walid Nekiche was arrested on November 26, 2019, […]

Libya: Education Minister sentenced to jail over textbook shortage scandal

Libya’s Education Minister, Moussa al-Megarief, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison following his involvement in a 2021 school textbook shortage, the attorney general’s office revealed on Sunday March 16. A Tripoli appeal Court also imposed a fine of 1,000 dinars (around $200) and stripped Megarief of his civil rights for […]

Morocco named best African golf tourism destination

The International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) has given Morocco the award of “Africa’s Best Golf Tourism Destination of the Year” at an event in Malaga celebrating the country’s diversified golf resorts and courses scattered across the country. The distinction was awarded following a vote by 660 golf operators who took into account the […]