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Illegal Migration: Over 3,800 Tunisians Crossed to Italy in 2018

Frustration over lack of economic opportunities and social mobility has driven thousands of disenchanted Tunisians to undertake the perilous Mediterranean crossing in an attempt to reach Europe. Some 3,811 Tunisian migrants, now in an irregular situation, arrived by sea in Italy during the first eight months of 2018 compared to 1,721 recorded during the same […]

Algeria seeks to use Papal Visit to whitewash amid rights groups’ outcry

Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Algeria risks being used by the authorities to whitewash an authoritarian system that persecutes Christians, closes churches and curtails religious freedom, diplomats and rights advocates say. The April 13–15 trip, the first by a pontiff to Algeria, has been presented by Algiers as a historic moment of dialogue and […]

Impressive management of Covid-19 pandemic enables Morocco to hold polls on scheduled date

The general elections in Morocco, which for the first time bring together legislative, regional and local elections, will be held on the scheduled date, despite the constraints linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.   The Moroccan voters will head to the polling stations this Wednesday Sept. 8 to cast their votes and elect those who will […]