Algeria’s culture minister Meriem Merdaci announced her resignation following a deadly stampede at a concert in Algiers in which five people died and dozens were injured. The resignation was accepted by Algeria’s interim president Abdelkader Bensalah after the accident that highlights Algeria’s lack of experience in smoothly managing crowds. An investigation has been […]
Gabon’s military-led government agreed this week to implement a decision by the former regime of President Ali Bongo Ondimba to grant armed and security forces a risk premium for their work in protecting populations, Gabo Review reports. A cabinet meeting announced the plan pending modalities that remain to be defined, the media outlet notes. The […]
Tunisian autocrat Kais Saied is intensifying crackdown to silence potential rivals as he seeks re-election in the presidential elections due in October. The president has ordered a campaign against critical voices in the media and civil society, drawing criticism from rights watchdogs. The most recent measures against political opponents included the arrest of Lotfi Mraihi, […]
