Algerian journalist kareche

U.S. State Department Approves Sale to Morocco of 162 Upgraded Abrams Tanks

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale to Morocco of 162 enhanced Abrams tanks for an estimated cost of $1.259 billion, says the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency. This military sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security and capacity of a major Non-NATO […]

Madagascar: more protests, clashes likely nationwide ahead of 9 Nov. presidential vote

Madagascar’s outgoing president Andry Rajoelina has launched his re-election campaign ahead of the 9 November vote, as UN Human Rights Office expresses concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in the island nation after security forces used unnecessary and disproportionate force to disperse four peaceful protests in the past two weeks. Rajoelina launched his re-election […]

Mauritania: Anti-Slavery Activist to Return Home after 8-Month International Campaign

Birame ould Dah ould Abeïd, leader of the anti-slavery movement IRA (Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement) has announced his comeback to Mauritania for Sunday January 15 after he conducted an eight-month international campaign to denounce the ongoing phenomenon in the North African country, the last country in the world still practicing the […]