Algerian resigning parliament speaker Mouad-Bouchareb

Algerian expatriates urge Macron to raise issue of human rights during visit to Algiers

Several NGOs and associations of Algerian expatriates have called on French President Emmanuel Macron to raise the issue of deteriorating human rights situation with Algerian leaders during his planned three-day visit to this Maghreban country starting Aug.25. In a letter signed by 13 Diaspora organizations, including “Action citoyenne pour l’Algérie”, “Collectif des Familles de disparus […]

President of Moroccan Football Federation Elected Member of CAF Executive Committee

The President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, was elected member of the Executive Committee of CAF, during the 39th Ordinary General Assembly of the continent’s soccer governing body held in the Ethiopian capital. Fouzi Lekjaa toppled incumbent Mohamed Raouraoua, Presi-dent of the Algerian football federation by 41 votes to seven for […]

Mauritania: MSF Warns Against Malnutrition of Malian Refugees in Mbera Camp

The international humanitarian organisation “Médecins Sans Frontières” (MSF) has warned lately against the increasing risk of malnutrition of Malian refugees in Mbera Camp, Mauritania, following the cancellation of monthly food rations. Faced with plummeting financial resources, the World Food Program (WFP) has failed to provide the necessary food assistance to the 49,500 Malian refugees for […]