According to the National Committee for the Release of Detainees (CNLD) an Algerian court on Wednesday handed opposition figure Karim Tabbou a six-month suspended sentence and a fine for charges including incitement and defamation. Tabbou, 49, rose to prominence as one of the most recognizable faces of mass pro-democracy rallies in Algeria that began in February 2019. The protests, led by the Hirak movement, demanded a sweeping overhaul ofthe ruling system in place since the North African country gained independence from France in 1962.
Libyan authorities issued an arrest warrant for a man implicated in the attempted assassination of Adel Juma, the Minister for
Algeria's Sonatrach and China's Sinopec have entered into an $850 million hydrocarbon exploration and development contract,
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot urged European nations to limit visas for countries that reject deported migrants after an Algerian-born
In an escalation in tensions between Paris and Algiers, France on Wednesday threatened to cancel a longstanding migration agreement with
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