Tunisia
Tunisian president calls for changes to central bank law
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday called for the law governing the central bank to be amended. In a video
Egyptian rights activist Hossam Bahgat was released Sunday after posting bail, AFP reports citing a statement from the rights group which Bahgat founded. He had been charged with “joining and financing a terrorist group” and publishing “fake news”. Amnesty International said Bahgat has faced years of state harassment in connection with his “legitimate human rights work”.
Rights groups highlight ongoing arrests despite Cairo’s pledges to improve its human rights record.
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Tunisia
Tunisian president calls for changes to central bank law
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday called for the law governing the central bank to be amended. In a video
Niger
Niger commission says democratic transition may take 5-years
According to officials, quoted by Reuters, a commission in Niger has said it will take a minimum of five-years to
Algeria
Chinese FM meets with Algerian counterpart on sidelines of G20
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf on the sidelines of the G20, on Friday,
Libya
Libya rejects Israeli reports of Gaza residents’ relocation
Libya’s House of Representatives (HoR) foreign affairs committee has strongly rejected Israeli media claims saying that Palestinians from Gaza