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Morocco reinforces caution after it found first coronavirus case in man coming from Italy

Morocco has reported its first coronavirus case in a young Moroccan man coming from northern Italy as the North African country reinforces its precautions to prevent the spread of the virus, the health ministry said. The man entered Morocco on February 29 without symptoms but fell sick later and tests turned out to be coronavirus […]

Washington Denounces Continued Human Rights Violations in Algeria

The US State Department has slammed the continued human rights violations in Algeria wherein security forces routinely detained individuals who participated in prohibited strikes or protests. Overuse of pretrial detention remained a problem in this North African country, said the US annual Human Rights Report. Although the law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, authorities sometimes […]

Sudan: UN suspends peacekeepers’ pullout amid crisis

The United Nations Security Council has delayed a planned pullout of peacekeepers from Sudan’s western province of Darfur.   According to a resolution voted unanimously by the 15-member body on Thursday, the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) will operate at its current size until October 31.   The UN currently has almost […]