Tunisia: Kais Saied’s authoritarian journey from cutting freedom to cutting electricity and water

Five years ago, Kais Saied suspended Tunisia’s parliament, seized emergency powers, and began dismantling the checks that once constrained the presidency. This week, as temperatures soars and Tunisians sat in the dark due to repetitive power outages and water cuts. Since July 12, state utility STEG has imposed rolling blackouts across the country to avoid […]

Rwanda, UNHCR & AU agree to evacuate refugees out of Libya

Rwanda, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the African Union have signed this Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a transit mechanism for evacuating refugees out of Libya. Under the agreement, the Government of Rwanda will receive and provide protection to refugees and asylum-seekers who are currently being held in detention centers in […]

Colombian Senators highlight prosperity in Moroccan Sahara, criticize their Government’s Stance

Colombian senators underlined the “great socio-economic development” and the security and tranquility prevailing in the southern provinces, and criticized the recognition by the current government in Bogota of the so-called SADR, an entity that “does not exist”. This came in a statement signed by three senators, “legitimate representatives of the Colombian people”, who have just […]