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Algeria bans French media M6 over Hirak reportage

Algeria’s communication ministry Monday issued a ban on French TV M6 for the production of a clandestine reportage on Hirak, the popular demonstrations that have engulfed the country since February last year. “This precedent is pushing us to ban M6 from operating in Algeria, no matter how,” the ministry said in a statement. M6 on […]

Morocco’s FAR Women Football Club wins CAF Champions League, receives royal congratulations

Morocco’s FAR women football club has won the 2nd edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in the final match that opposed it Sunday to South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns club. Following this victory, King Mohammed VI sent the FAR club a message of congratulations wherein he commended the […]

Somalia follows Senegal in cracking down on TikTok, citing security risks

Somalia has become the latest nation in Africa whose government has ordered a ban on TikTok, citing the urgent need to curb the spread of indecent images and extremist propaganda. For years, governments around the world, including in Africa, have assailed social media for their role in spreading disinformation, inciting violence, and provoking uprisings. Authorities […]