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Nigeria extradites woman wanted in Italy for running prostitution ring

Nigerian authorities handed over to Italy Wednesday a woman wanted by the European country since 2010 for crimes including running a prostitution ring, Reuters reports citing the Italian police. Joy Jeff, 48, was flown from Abuja back to Rome where she has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. She has been one of the […]

Libya: Presidential Election set for Dec.24; Parliamentary polls postponed until January

Libyan lawmakers of the eastern-based Parliament have agreed on holding presidential election on Dec.24 as scheduled but decided to postpone the parliamentary elections until January without giving explanations. The announcement was made Tuesday by spokesperson for the eastern-based parliament Abdullah Bliheg, affirming that the presidential poll was the priority. The House of Representatives, based in […]

Algeria: Repression of resumed Hirak in several cities, riots in Béjaïa

As soon as the medical containment was lifted, several hundred people took to the street for the weekly Friday demonstrations in several wilayas, notably in Kabylia (northwest), despite arrests, convictions of activists and risks related to the coronavirus. The Algerian regime has actually multiplied in recent days the arrests and convictions of militants of Hirak […]