ECOWAS meet to discuss relocation of institutions amid Sahel States’ withdrawal
The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held an Extraordinary Session in Accra on
Tunisian journalist Mohamed Boughalleb has been released from prison following a court decision, his lawyer told AFP. Boughalleb, 61, had been detained since March last year and was being prosecuted under a presidential decree aimed at combating "false news" following a complaint from a civil servant. His release comes the day after prominent human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine was also released from detention.
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