Slavery in Tindouf camps

Egypt : the second economic stimulus

The military backed interim government will be embarking on its second economic stimulus package with an amount of 30 billion Egyptian pounds after allocating 29,6 billion in the first operation. Finance Minister Ahmed Galal said the package will be financed by state funds and aid received from the Gulf States. Egypt’s economy has been on […]

Migrant Crossings from North Africa to Spain Double in 2017

Would-be migrants are increasingly avoiding passing through conflict-wracked Libya on their treacherous sea journey to Europe in favor of the more peaceful and closer western Mediterranean route between Morocco and Spain. The UN Refugee Agency has warned Spain to prepare for an upcoming surge in migrant arrivals as the number of mostly sub-Saharans who made […]

Tunisia’s leading party slams military court trial of blogger

Ennahdha, the largest party in the Tunisian legislature, Tuesday slammed the condemnation of a prominent blogger by a military court following a lawsuit lodged by the office of President Kais Saied for defamation. Slim Jebali, a famous blogger in Tunisia was hauled Monday into prison after appearing before Kef military court after four lawsuits were […]