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French-Algerian fugitive drug-dealer arrested in Morocco

A French national of Algerian descent wanted in France for drug trafficking was nabbed Monday in Marrakech by Moroccan police. The fugitive was on Interpol’s most wanted list. He was captured after French judicial authorities issued an international arrest warrant against him for his links with an international network of trafficking of drug and ecstasy, […]

South Sudan’s president appeals to 2.3 mil. refugees to return home

South Sudan’s president has appealed to the more than 2.3 million South Sudanese refugees who fled to neighboring countries to start returning home, pledging that his government will provide them with the necessary security. President Salva Kiir said Wednesday repatriating those citizens who live as refugees in nearby countries such as Kenya, Uganda and Egypt, […]

Morocco struggles to reduce prisoners’ recidivism

Some 42% of Moroccan prisoners have been re-convicted, showed a study by Morocco’s prison administration highlighting the challenge the country faces to reduce recidivism. Most of those who have returned to prison are aged 25 to 29 years old according to the study which also links re-entry to prison to drug use, low levels of […]