Algerian regime resorts to Polisario to inflate turnout in Tindouf

A look at the turnout of the Algerian Presidential elections shows the scale of the boycott in most Algerian regions except Tindouf, home to the Polisario militias and some 22,000 Sahraouis they hold hostage in inhumane conditions. Turnout in Tindouf was 57% compared to Bejaia where many towns registered zero participation. By the past, Algerian […]

AfDB: €84 million funding for sustainable development of Morocco’s forests

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved an €84 million funding for the sustainable development of forest areas in Morocco, meant to enhance climate resilience and promote local entrepreneurship. The project meant to support the inclusive and sustainable development of forest areas in Morocco aims to contribute to strengthening the […]

Algerian Activist Gets One Year Sentence for Criticizing Government on Facebook

Amazigh activist Salim Yezza received a one year suspended sentence after he criticized on Facebook the Algerian government’s treatment of minorities. Yezza criticized the authorities’ discriminatory policy against the Mozabites, an Amazigh or Berber – ethnic minority in the Ghardaia region. The France-based activist was arrested on July 14 at the Biskra airport as he […]