The New-York based Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Algerian regime to cease crackdown on media and prosecution of journalists as a seven-year prison sentence was upheld against French journalist Christophe Gleizes, and convictions issued against Algerian columnist Saad Bouakba and Vision TV director Abderrahim Harraoui. On Wednesday, December 3, the Tizi Ouzou […]
Saad Eddine El Othmani, Head of the Government designate and president of the National Council of the Islamist PJD party announced the composition of the new government coalition after an impasse that left Morocco without a cabinet for more than five months. The announcement was made by El Othmani at a press conference Saturday. The […]
The Nigerien army announced Tuesday it has killed 11 terrorists and arrested 6, in a restive region, near Burkina Faso, during offensive operations. The operations were conducted in the western Tillaberi region. The armed forces also seized weapons and more than 130 motorcycles, the army said. The region, near the border with Burkina Faso and […]
