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Tunisian court hands one-year prison sentence to journalist for disclosing data on terrorism

Tunis Court of First Instance Tuesday sentenced a local journalist to one year in prison on charges of disclosing data on a counter-terrorism operation in Kairouan governorate. Khalifa Guesmi, working for Mozaique FM, has been under investigation since March after his arrest and detention following the publication of an article by the media about the […]

South Africa’s attempt to be a “stakeholder” in Sahara Conflict described as “strange” & “inappropriate”

The latest attempt by South Africa to gain international prominence by trying to transform itself into a “stakeholder” in the Sahara conflict was described as strange and untimely. This came in comments by the International Committee for Dialogue and Peace on South Africa’s invitation to the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de […]

Algeria: Bouteflika asks for forgiveness

Former Algerian leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika in a letter to the nation has begged for forgiveness over wrongdoings that occurred during his two-decade stay in power, the state-run news agency APS reported. The reign of Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika came to a sorry close on Tuesday as his 20-year tenure as president ended in a badly-lit room […]