Moncef Marzouki

Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo detained again despite acquittal

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday asked that Ivory Coast’s former president, Laurent Gbagbo, should be kept in custody while they prepare an appeal against his acquittal. The court should only release Gbagbo and Charles Ble Goude, leader of the pro-Gbagbo militant group Young Patriots who was also acquitted, under strict conditions […]

Rights groups lambast Libyan Interior Minister for discriminating against women

Libya’s interior ministry based in Tripoli sparked rights groups’ outcry when he unveiled a plan to install morality police that would enforce Hijab for women. The interior minister announced that patrols would start next month to ensure women wear “descent clothing,” prevent gender mixing in public spaces, and target young men with “strange” haircuts. He […]

Kenya has no money even to pay govt officials but default is ruled out

Kenya will not default on its debt repayment obligations, the president’s chief economic adviser has said, as the country’s government failed to pay its employees for the first time since it gained its independence in 1963. Most county government workers last received their paychecks three months ago, with the delay in civil service salaries being […]