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EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement, Mutually Beneficial- Rights NGO Says

Ten days before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivers its verdict on the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement, Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF), told the EU Reporter news portal that the deal is mutually beneficial and conducive to promoting human rights in Morocco. The EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement is due for renewal […]

Ethiopia govt team arrives in rebel-held Tigray to oversee peace deal implementation

A high-level delegation from the Ethiopian federal government was on its way this Monday (December 26) to the capital of the rebel-held northern region of Tigray to oversee the implementation of last month’s peace deal designed to end over two years of conflict. In November, the Ethiopian federal government and Tigrayan forces signed the peace […]

Arrest of Algerian veteran journalist Saad Bouakba, latest episode in crackdown on dissent

The detention of Saâd Bouakba, one of Algeria’s most respected journalists, marks a new chapter in the country’s escalating campaign against independent voices.  Bouakba, 79, was placed in pre-trial detention on Nov 27, after being accused of defamation and “insulting historical symbols of the state,” which he denied.  The charges have been described as bogus […]