North Africa

More than 120 Libyan deputies vowed in Morocco on Saturday to "lift the divisions" that undermine their country, and begin by convening the elected parliament as soon as they return home. At the end of five days of talks in Tangier, Morocco, 123 of its 180 members promised to put an end to "hate speech" and "divisions" that undermine Libyan institutions. They promised to hold "parliamentary elections and to complete the transition as soon as possible" and that all members of the House of…

One month ago, on October 28, the Algerian president, infected with the coronavirus, was transferred to a hospital in Germany. The Algerian authorities are communicating a bit about the health condition of Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 75, in addition to saying that he is improving. Faced with this opacity, Algerians are worried about paralysis at the top of the state.…

The Worldwide Financial Fund has simply accomplished a two-week mission in Algeria. For 2020, the IMF forecasts for Algeria a recession of 5.2% and a funds deficit among the many highest within the area. The intention was due to this fact to "focus on views and priorities for Algeria". The Worldwide Financial Fund carries out…

After 70 years of political life, including 56 at the helm of the Umma party, former Prime Minister Sadeq al-Mahdi died on Thursday of Covid-19. According to several officials in his training, it will be difficult to find a replacement. His disappearance, Thursday in Sudanleave a large void. It has been several years since…

The last democratically appointed Sudanese prime minister, Sadeq al-Mahdi, died on Thursday from Covid-19. The leader of the Umma party was overthrown by the former leader Omar al-Bashir's military coup in 1989. Achieved from Covid-19, as well as several members of his family and leaders of the Ummah Party, Sadeq al-Mahdi had…

The Moroccan Court of Cassation upheld the sentences handed down in 2013 to 19 separatists from Western Sahara, ranging from twenty years to life imprisonment. Saharawi activists are accused of taking part in the violence in the Gdim Izik camp near the border in southern Morocco in 2010. This verdict comes against the background of renewed conflicts between the Saharawis and Moroccans.…

The United States unilaterally blacklisted Libya's Kaniyat militia and its leaders on Wednesday after Russia last week prevented a UN Security Council committee from imposing sanctions on the group's human rights abuses. The US sanctions were introduced under the Global Magnitsky Act, which allows the US government to target human rights violators around the world by freezing assets and banning Americans from doing business with them. "Mohamed al-Kani and the Kaniyat militia have tortured and killed…

The Moroccan authorities introduced on Wednesday that the consultative session of Libya's divided Home of Representatives has been prolonged to Saturday. An official of the Moroccan authorities, who wished to stay nameless, spoke with the Anadolu Company (AA) that the choice was taken to permit the events to debate all associated subjects freely. The assembly started on Tuesday in Tangier with the participation of Libyan parliamentarians, who're divided between the UN-backed Nationwide Accord…

This 12 months, this violence has elevated in lots of international locations because of the measures taken to fight the coronavirus pandemic. In Tunisia, the confinement of the spring, when the curfew was nonetheless imposed at 8 pm, led to elevated marital violence. as reported from Tunis, Michel PicardIt's at Mongi Slim…

In accordance with a number of media, an Israeli delegation visited Sudan on Monday, November 23. It could be the primary workforce of representatives of the Hebrew state to make the journey to Khartoum for the reason that announcement of normalization between the 2 international locations on October 23. as reported from the…