The Pentagon has released Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi, one of Guantanamo Bay’s longest-held detainees, to Tunisia, officials confirmed Monday night. Al-Yazidi, detained without charge since January 2002, became known from a widely recognized photograph at Camp X-Ray. His release is part of several recent transfers, including three detainees to Kenya and Malaysia. Since President Joe Biden's inauguration, the Guantanamo population has decreased from 40 to 26, with over half now cleared for transfer.
Libyan writer and politician Samir Shegwara has been arrested on national security charges after publishing documents that allegedly link Libya’
Drastic funding cuts at the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), triggered by the Trump administration, have halted critical health programs
Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a Tunisian opposition figure arrested in February 2023 on state conspiracy charges, has begun a hunger strike,
According to reporting by Africa Intelligence, while France's army in Senegal is due to leave the country by
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