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Algeria’s security erodes as political system crumbles

Algeria is bracing for tough times characterized by uncertainty at the security, economic and political levels. The country’s economy remains heavily dependent on hydrocarbon exports, which saw a sharp decline after the oil price plunge combined with an opaque regime whose living-dead president is leaving question marks over who really runs the country. The return […]

African countries should put pressure on Algeria to end slavery in Tindouf camps

The underreported plight of enslaved black people continues in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps, where Algerian authorities abandoned thousands to the mercy of a separatist militia that trades in their sufferings. Slavery is the least reported crime against humanity in the camps where the population held against their will are subjected to harsh living conditions coupled […]

Burundi: International Human rights groups, journalists’ associations call for immediate release of Floriane Irangabiye

Global rights groups and reporters associations have renewed Monday September 4 their call demanding the immediate release of Floriane Irangabiye, an online and exiled Burundi journalist and critic of the government, “Daily Nation” reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch in addition to several other like-mind organizations, in a joint […]