Supporters of opposition candidate Jean Ping set fire to parts of the National Assembly Wednesday afternoon soon after the Interior Minister declared incumbent President Ali Bongo winner of Saturday presidential election, judged by EU as non-transparent. Ali Bongo in power since 2009 has been credited with 49.80 per cent of the votes against 48.23 per […]
Algeria has been named by the U.S. State Department among the world worst violators of religious freedom. It is the only country in North Africa included in the U.S. black-list. “I have designated Algeria, Azerbaijan, the Central African Republic, Comoros and Vietnam as Special Watch List countries for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of […]
On Wednesday September 11, Tunisian lawyer and columnist Sonia Dahmani was sentenced to eight months in prison on appeal for her critical remarks about President Kais Saied. Her lawyers denounced the verdict as “judicial harassment.” Dahmani, known for her outspoken views, was arrested on live television on May 11 by masked police officers at the […]
