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Libya’s Human Rights Body Condemns Arrest of Poet Fayez Al-Arfi

Libya’s National Institution for Human Rights has strongly criticised the arrest of prominent poet Fayez Al-Arfi by members of the Internal Security Agency aligned with the country’s parallel Government. According to the institution, Al-Arfi was detained from his home in the eastern city of Al-Marj after reciting a poem in which he lamented worsening living […]

Côte d’Ivoire surpasses SA to top sub-Saharan African sovereign rating — S&P report

Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer, has risen to the top spot as the best-rated sovereign in sub-Saharan Africa with foreign debt outstanding, overtaking South Africa, according to the latest S&P Global Ratings. While both countries maintain their BB- ratings by S&P Global Ratings, Côte d’Ivoire shifted to positive on what the ratings company […]

Morocco urges a more solidarity-oriented EU neighborhood policy

Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita said it is high time the EU updated its neighborhood policy by focusing more on solidarity and more reforms for more aid. “The Morocco-EU partnership is doing better. It is more responsive, more pragmatic and in tune with the challenges of the moment,” he said. “King Mohammed VI ensures the […]