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Tunisia extends state of emergency until end of 2024

Tunisia has extended until December 31, 2024 the state of emergency in place since 2015 in the wake of a terrorist attack that killed 13 people most of whom were security forces. A communique published Tuesday January 30 in the official gazette said the measure, which grants security and armed forces sweeping power, has been […]

Burkina Faso: Junta vows to stick to proposed timeline for transition

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba leader of the junta ruling Burkina Faso pledged Monday to stick to the 24-month transition roadmap agreed upon with ECOWAS. Damiba made the pledge as he met with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan. Damiba who heads the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration now rules the West African country after toppling […]

Thousands Demonstrate in Rabat in Solidarity with Al Hoceima’s Social Grievances

Thousands of Moroccans staged Sunday a peaceful demonstration in downtown Rabat to express solidarity with Al Hoceima inhabitants’ social claims. The protesters, between 15,000 (according to official numbers) and over 30,000 (according to the organizers), marched through the avenues of downtown Rabat, chanting slogans calling for meeting the social and economic demands of Al Hoceima’s […]