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Tunisian opposition leader Abir Moussi begins hunger strike in protest of imprisonment

Abir Moussi, leader of Tunisia’s Free Destourian Party, has initiated on February 13 a hunger strike while imprisoned in Manouba, a suburb of Tunis, to protest against what she describes as ill-treatment by the authorities. The move came after Moussi, who has been incarcerated since October 2023, raised concerns about her health and safety. Her […]

COVID-19: Morocco extends state of health emergency until June 10, 2021

The Moroccan government Council, held in Rabat this Thursday May 6, has decided to extend the state of health emergency, that was scheduled to expire on May 10, to June 10, 2021. The Council adopted the draft decree extending the state of health emergency throughout the national territory from Monday, May 10 at 6 p.m. […]

Algeria’s Sapped Tourism Potential

Battered by a sharp decline in its international reserves, Algeria made of tourism a key sector to relieve its economy from an acute dependency on oil revenues. However, little is done to boost the contribution of tourism in GDP, which remains limited to 1.4% in 2016 with most tourists being Algerian expatriates returning to visit […]