algerian journalist Moncef Aït Kaci

Egypt: Former Head of Anti-corruption Watchdog Arrested

Former head of Egypt’s anti-corruption department Hisham Geneina has been arrested on Tuesday, after he claimed that former army chief of staff Sami Anan is in possession of secret documents that implicate leaders of President Fattah al-Sisi’s regime, his lawyer and his sister told the media. Hisham Geneina, according to his lawyer Ali Taha, was […]

Mauritania: massive arrests in connection with corruption scandal at state-run energy company

The Mauritanian police have nabbed a senior official of a state-run energy company and a businessman, both accused by a Senegal company for demanding commissions for a contract awarded to the latter firm, reports say. Businessman, Mohamed Ould Bouchiba, and the technical director of the Mauritanian Gas Company, Mohamedou Pal, had been arrested for questioning […]

Moroccan police arrest Interpol-wanted French, Swedish nationals

Marrakech police arrested on Friday evening a French national wanted internationally for attempted murder. Carried out in coordination with Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), the arrest was based on an international warrant issued by French judicial authorities. The 25-year-old suspect was in Morocco illegally and was apprehended during a routine search. A suspected […]