Tunisia-new interior minister Ridha Gharsalaoui

Gabon: Junta sets August 2025 as end of transition through elections

The junta in power in Gabon known as the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) unveiled Monday November 13 a timeline for the transition which will come to an end in August 2025 following general elections. The CRTI led by incumbent transitional leader General Brice Oligui Nguema came to power on August […]

Morocco denies access to three Spanish pro-Polisario advocates

Morocco has asked three Spanish pro-Polisario leftists’ activists to go back onboard the same flight that brought them to Laayoune’s airport in the Sahara. The three activists are known for their pro-separatism stands and came equipped with Polisario flags as part of a mission sugarcoated in “monitoring human rights.” The group is the third to […]

Algeria jails economist for questioning flagship iron mine project

An Algerian court has sentenced economist and academic Djelloul Slama to four years in prison for publicly doubting the economic viability of the Gara Djebilet iron mine, one of the regime’s most heavily promoted industrial projects. The Dar El Beïda tribunal in Algiers handed down the verdict on Thursday, 15 October 2026, along with a […]