The Egyptian government has approved a new controversial anti-terrorism law that makes it illegal to publish news reports that contradicts the government’s official accounts and statements in terrorism cases. Under the new bill, yet to be signed into law by President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, journalists face jail terms (at least two years) if they publish reports […]
For years and still, Morocco has advocated and campaigned for a united and integrated Maghreb. But its calls have fell on deaf ears of an Algerian military junta that held the region hostage to its pro-separatism schemes. In the face of this Algerian obstinacy to maintain the status-quo of the non-Maghreb, Morocco looked north and […]
A sweeping shift in the European Union’s migration policy is drawing fierce criticism across Africa, as the EU proposes linking development aid to countries’ cooperation on border control and deportations. Under the revised Global Europe instrument, nations that fail to prevent irregular migration or refuse to accept deportees could see vital funds slashed. Critics say […]
