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Spain: 19-year old Moroccan woman arrested for IS propaganda

Spanish security authorities in Catalonia announced Wednesday the arrest of a 19-year old Moroccan woman charged for apology and recruitment for the Islamic State group (IS). The woman born in Morocco has lived in Catalonia for several years. She has been arrested at Terrasse, near Barcelona, local minister of the Interior of la Generalitat, Jordi […]

Madagascar: Top Court postpones first round of presidential polls to Nov. 16

Madagascar’s top Court, Haute Cour Constitutionnelle (HCC), has pushed to Nov. 16 the first round of presidential elections initially slated for Nov. 09. The Court made the decision Thursday October 12, two days after the electoral campaign kicked off. The institution argued that the move came “by virtue of its regulatory power”, in response to […]

Mauritania: Campaigning Kicks off in Run-up to Polls

Electoral campaigns have started across Mauritania as politicians seek to woo 1.4 million voters in the upcoming parliamentary and municipal polls slated for Sept. 1. Several political parties held rallies in different parts of the northwest African country. Mauritania’s ruling Union for the Republic Party of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz listed its many “achievements” […]