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Mali militarize police, civil protection to protect recovered jihadist-held areas

The Malian government will militarize the national police and civil protection in a move to defend areas reconquered from terrorists, a cabinet statement said. “This militarization will make it possible to deploy the two units in the areas reconquered by the army in order to ensure the security of the population and their property and […]

Tunisia: Ex-President Moncef Marzouki urges army to topple incumbent Kais Saied

Moncef Marzouki, a Tunisian former President, in exile in France, has called on the army to remove incumbent President Kais Saied and to restore power the people. In an interview with Doha-based al Jazeera, Marzouki stressed that the army’s responsibility is determined by the preservation of the homeland, and not by the person of Saied. […]

Egypt : Division over parliamentary electoral law

Political parties in Egypt are divided over the draft of the electoral law that will restructure electoral constituencies and the formation of the parliament. The draft is to be endorsed on Wednesday but Minister Ibrahim El-Heneidy of Transitional Justice and House of Representatives Affairs hinted that it could be postponed for a week or two. […]