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Tunisian court hands one-year prison sentence to journalist for disclosing data on terrorism

Tunis Court of First Instance Tuesday sentenced a local journalist to one year in prison on charges of disclosing data on a counter-terrorism operation in Kairouan governorate. Khalifa Guesmi, working for Mozaique FM, has been under investigation since March after his arrest and detention following the publication of an article by the media about the […]

Spain Returns Migrants who Stormed Melilla Fence to Morocco

Spain has returned to Morocco dozen migrants who forced their way on Sunday to the Spanish occupied enclave of Melilla in the Northern African kingdom. A total of 208 migrants entered Melilla on Sunday after climbing over two barbed wire fences which separate the tiny territory from northern Morocco. One migrant died in the crossing. […]

Mauritania’s urban growth among highest in Africa- World Bank

Mauritania’s cities have been growing at a rate of 3.8%, one of the highest in Africa, the World Bank said in a report, urging more attention to cities in the interior. The World Bank is implementing together with Mauritanian authorities an urban development program dubbed Moudoun, which seeks to address the vulnerability of Mauritanian cities […]