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Arab Maghreb Union asks Algeria to pay its state contribution

The Arab Maghreb Union AMU issued on April 18 a detailed statement asking Algeria to pay its duties, while debunking the false arguments underlying Algeria’s hysterical reaction to the appointment of a Moroccan citizen as permanent representative of AMU to the African Union. The statement was issued five days after Algeria’s blunt statement in which […]

Mauritanian Slavery Abolitionists Endure Torture in Custody, Lawyers say

Thirteen anti-slavery activists on trial in Mauritania said they have been tortured during their detention, their lawyers said. The activists, on trial for “rebellion and use of violence”, were arrested last month after riots in a Nouakchott slum community that was being forcibly relocated as the west African country prepared for an Arab League summit. […]

Aminatou Haidar, new advocate of Kurdish rebel Abdullah Ocalan

The pseudo Sahrawi activist, Aminatou Haidar, known for her collaboration with the Algerian intelligence services, is reportedly about to launch a campaign to defend the Kurdish cause and carry out actions in an attempt to secure the release of her friend and spiritual mentor Abdullah Ocalan. As the news was being reported by a pro-Kurdish […]