Geneva-based NGO denounces Algeria’s reprisals against relatives of political dissidents

A Geneva-based non-governmental organization has denounced before the United Nations the acts of reprisals carried out by Algeria against the relatives of political dissidents settled abroad. In this connection, the Alkarama Foundation submitted to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention the case of the arrest of Abderrahmane Zitout. The “crime” of Abderrahmane Zitout is […]

IMF aims to complete Chad, Zambia debt restructuring by year-end

Debt restructuring efforts for Chad and Zambia could be completed by the end of the year, which would pave the way for more countries to seek help, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. Speaking with civil society groups at the start of the annual IMF and World Bank meetings, Georgieva said a […]

Sahara/G20 Summit: Algiers & Pretoria fail to gain support for separatist cause

The Algerian and South African regimes have suffered a major diplomatic setback at the G20 summit, held lately in Johannesburg, after failing to add the Sahara conflict in the final Declaration issued by the summiteers. All their persistent maneuvers to include wordings making reference to the Sahara issue have failed as the whole world has […]