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One Year Ends, Another Begins, Expectations Still Great

As 2012 is drawing to a close, The North Africa Post deemed it timely to reflect upon some of the major events that happened over the past twelve months in North Africa, as the region is still at grips with the aftermath of the Arab Spring. In Morocco, the year began with the appointment, for […]

UN Special Rapporteur calls on Algeria to release human rights activists, end harassment and repression

Ms. Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, has called on Algerian authorities to release all human rights militants imprisoned for the exercise of their freedom of expression, opinion and association. In her preliminary findings disclosed this week following her ten-day visit to the country, the UN official belied the […]

Arab-African Summit Postponed

The fifth Arab-African Summit, initially scheduled for March 16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been postponed to a later date, announced on Monday the Arab League. The Arab and African countries will agree on a new date, added the pan-Arab organization, noting the postponement was decided at the request of the African Union to ensure […]