A consumer boycott hit Morocco’s market leader for milk, Centrale Danone, which announced laying off temporary contract workers and a 30% reduction in the amount of milk it collects. The boycott started 40 days ago and gained large support among citizens. A survey on L’economiste showed that 42% of Moroccans are boycotting Centrale-Danone along with […]
The Committee to Protect Journalists joins several other international organizations in denouncing Algerian authorities for extending the prison sentence against journalist Ihsane el-Kadi, calling for his immediate release. On Sunday, June 18, an appeals court in Algiers increased from five to seven years a sentence for el-Kadi, editor-in-chief and director of local independent broadcaster Radio […]
Two Mauritanians kidnapped in Mali on July 18 along with three Chinese nationals were released on Tuesday, a source close to the Mauritanian government said. The five men were abducted during an attack on a road construction site some 55 km from the town of Kwala in southwestern Mali, not far from the Mauritanian border, […]
