Algeria
Algeria Telecom partners with Huawei to deliver national 400G WDM project
Algeria Telecom and Huawei have announced the launch of the national 400G WDM project, which aims to build out an
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Libya
New UN envoy to Libya pledges to pursue 'peace and stability'
The new United Nations envoy to Libya, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, a Hungary-born Ghanaian former parliamentarian and minister, has said she
Tunisia
Prominent Tunisian human rights advocate freed following UN criticism
Sihem Bensedrine, a leading Tunisian human rights activist, was released from prison just two days after the United Nations High
Tunisia
UN describes treatment of opposition in Tunisia as 'persecution'
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,Volker Turk, has denounced the "persecution of political opponents" in Tunisia,
Libya
Libyan minister Adel Juma wounded in assassination attempt
Libya's Cabinet Affairs Minister Adel Juma was injured in an assassination attempt on Wednesday in Tripoli when an
Libya
UN mission establishes advisory panel to tackle Libya's election stalemate
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has established a committee tasked with proposing solutions to facilitate long-delayed national
Morocco
UN tourism to establish first African office in Morocco
UN Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili and Moroccan Tourism Minister Fatim-Zahra Ammor signed an agreement to open UN Tourism’s first
Algeria
UN expert criticizes Algeria's 'criminalization' of rights activists
A United Nations rights expert on Thursday denounced Algeria's harassment and criminalization of human rights defenders, highlighting several
Egypt
Rights groups accuse Egypt of increasing repression while defending its human rights record before the UN
Amnesty International has accused the Egyptian government of escalating arbitrary arrests and politically motivated investigations as it defends its human
Libya
UN appoints Ghana’s Tetteh as special envoy to Libya
The United Nations has appointed Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana as its new special envoy to Libya, AFP reports. He
Tunisia
Tunisian torture victims appeal to UN over country’s failure to convict abusers
Six Tunisian torture victims have filed complaints with the UN Committee Against Torture, protesting the country’s failure to secure
Morocco
Morocco’s strategy to combat terrorism in Africa highlighted at UN Security Council meeting
Ambassador Omar Hilale, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, presented the Kingdom’s comprehensive strategy to combat terrorism
Egypt
Egypt Sisi’s rule is detrimental to women’s right, eight NGOs report
Eight NGOs informed the UN Human Rights Council that the situation for women in Egypt deteriorated between 2019 and 2024,