Nigeria: Opposition parties challenge election results, call for annulment

While Bola Ahmed Tinubu was officially declared the winner of last Saturday’s presidential election in Nigeria, two major opposition parties say the results were rigged and have vowed to challenge the results in court. Nigeria’s opposition renewed calls for the election result to be overturned on Thursday, March 2, a day after the country announced […]

Moroccan Coast Guard Recovers Bodies of 20 Sub-Saharans

Moroccan Coast guard patrols recovered the bodies of 20 Sub-Saharan migrants off the northern coasts near the Spanish-occupied enclave of Melillia, Moroccan media said. The intervention of the Moroccan coast guard came after a Spanish ship crew noticed floating bodies of migrants whose boat was drowned. In their quest to reach the European Eldorado, migrants […]

Algerian president hopes to stem the Hirak through cosmetic reforms

Algeria’s new ailing president Abdelmejid Tebboune returned to his country after a long absence and dictated a series of actions including the parliament’s dissolution. But critics say such measures are cosmetic as long as the regime shuns real democratic and economic reforms demanded by the pro-democracy Hirak movement. Hirak protesters have maintained their demands for […]