The exterior of the Turkish embassy is seen in Tripoli

Algeria: Frustrated with growing repression, lawyers demand independent justice

Several Algerian lawyers have staged over the weekend a sit-in at the country’s capital city to protest against lack of freedoms, growing restrictions and escalating oppression. After their protest rally, the lawyers started a week-long strike demanding independence of justice, respect of the right to defense, and release of pro-democracy activists jailed by the authorities […]

Morocco arrests foreigner wanted in Germany for drug trafficking

Morocco’s police arrested, on Sunday at Tangier Ibn Batouta Airport, a foreign national, subject of an international arrest warrant issued by German judicial authorities, for alleged international drug trafficking.   The suspect, aged 27, was arrested immediately after arriving onboard a flight from Istanbul airport in Turkey, a security source said. The suspect was the […]

Africa’s recovery and future will take center stage at IMF-WB meeting in Marrakech

There will be “a very strong focus on the African continent” during the annual meeting of the World Bank Group (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Morocco, in October, IMF’s chief said in a recent interview with CNN, adding that the timing is ripe as countries on the continent grapple with sluggish growth, […]