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Algeria increasingly perceived as repressive state, terrorism sponsor in US reports

A series of US government assessments issued between 2021 and 2025 depict Algeria as an entrenched authoritarian system dominated by the military, with Washington expressing growing concern over political repression, limits on civil liberties, state-controlled economy and use of proxies involved in terrorist acts in the region. The reports come as Senator Ted Cruz introduces […]

Madagascar hails Morocco’s serious & credible efforts to resolve Sahara dispute, King’s initiatives to promote peace & stability in Africa

Madagascar welcomes the serious and credible efforts made by Morocco to move forward towards resolving the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara and hails King Mohammed VI’s initiatives to promote peace, stability, and shared prosperity in the African continent. This position was expressed in a joint communiqué issued following talks held Friday in Rabat between Malagasy […]

Tunisia-presidential elections: Law professor, detained media mogul head to second round; PM concedes defeat

Polls by several media and polling firms predict, after the first round of the presidential election held Sunday in Tunisia, a face-off between Kais Saied, a law professor, and Nabil Karoui, a media mogul detained on money laundering charges. Kais Saied, the surprise of the voting process, is credited with 19.5 per cent of the […]