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Morocco | Western Sahara
Morocco denies entry to EU delegation

afrol News, 6 March - Moroccan authorities today denied a delegation of four EU parliamentarians (MEPs) entry to the country. The MEPs were travelling to El Aiun, the administrative capital of the Moroccan-occupied territory Western Sahara, to study the human rights situation.
Eritrea
Eritrean opposition pleads intl intervention

afrol News, 6 May - Voices among the exiled opposition of Eritrea increasingly call for a Libya-style foreign intervention in the country, saying the situation is even worse in Eritrea.
Africa | Libya
African Union praises Ghaddafi "reform offer"

afrol News, 11 March - The African Union (AU) has come out in support of Libya's Ghaddafi regime, opposing any military action against the regime and praising its "readiness" for "political reforms."
Algeria
Algeria protests risk losing momentum

afrol News, 11 March - Organisation errors by the protest movement and clever manoeuvres by the government are strongly challenging the pro-democracy protests in Algeria. It is unsure when new protests will be held.
Djibouti
Djibouti opposition boycotts election

afrol News, 11 March - As the deadline to register candidates for Djibouti's 8 April presidential election has passed, no opposition candidates have registered. The boycott comes as further anti-government protests are planned.
Niger | North Africa
Niger transition shows way for North Africa

afrol News, 11 March - With Saturday's second-round presidential elections, Niger ends a model one-year all-inclusive democratic transition process. The process could be an example for the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia.
Morocco
Morocco protesters encouraged by King's speech

afrol News, 10 March - King Mohammed VI, with his speech announcing constitutional reforms, improved his ratings by the Moroccan pro-democracy movement. "It shows he is listening," say typical reactions.
Egypt
Leaks: "Mubarak behind 2005 terror attack"

afrol News, 9 March - Documents seized from Egypt's dismantled State Security agency seem to document that the Mubarak regime itself was planning and executing the bombing of the Mövenpick Hotel in Sharm el-Sheikh in 2005.
Zimbabwe
Zim treason charges for viewing Egypt on TV

afrol News, 4 March - Zimbabwe is charging 45 persons with treason for having viewed TV reports about North African and Middle East protests.
Tunisia
Tunisia govt improves rights situation

afrol News, 5 February - The interim government in post-revolutionary Tunisia finally is taking action to address the much criticised police brutality and lack of respect for basic rights. The Interior Ministry is to be totally reformed.
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» 01.02.2011 - Tunisia freedoms still not secured
» 01.02.2011 - New AU leader Obiang calls criticism un-African
» 19.01.2011 - Moroccan report confirms "killing of 352 Saharawis"
» 14.01.2011 - What will the new South Sudan become?
» 01.12.2010 - Secrete prisons and torture revealed in Tunisia
» 23.11.2010 - Burundi heading towards dictatorship?
» 28.10.2010 - Nigeria's oil capital "evicts 200,000"
» 15.10.2010 - Copts in Egypt "intimidated" by Muslim majority
» 13.10.2010 - Equatorial Guinea opposition leader detained
» 07.10.2010 - Ethiopia urged to free all political prisoners
» 04.10.2010 - Neighbours lose patience with Swaziland
» 27.09.2010 - Namibia dumps "misbehaving" orphans in the bush
» 24.09.2010 - Equatorial Guinea rights promises "where lies"
» 15.07.2010 - Rwanda's Kagame wasting last goodwill
» 29.06.2010 - Crackdown on Swaziland opposition
» 28.06.2010 - Massive reforms for Equatorial Guinea ...?
» 07.06.2010 - Tunisia "needs independent judiciary"
» 03.06.2010 - Are Namibian women being forcibly sterilised?
» 27.05.2010 - Zimbabwe's main free newspapers re-licensed
» 26.05.2010 - Eritrea "intimidates emigrants into paying tax"
» 20.05.2010 - Malawi gay couple gets maximum sentence
» 19.05.2010 - Uproar over Malawi gays' conviction
» 14.05.2010 - Swaziland unionist denied burial
» 12.05.2010 - Swazi trade unionist "killed" in custody
» 23.04.2010 - World Bank funding targets Africa’s malaria fight
» 22.04.2010 - Concern over Nigeria's 870 death row inmates
» 15.04.2010 - Over 50,000 Kenyans "risk forced eviction"
» 13.04.2010 - "Wave of kidnappings" in Equatorial Guinea
» 31.03.2010 - Berber languages "threatened in Morocco, Algeria"
» 29.03.2010 - Niger junta offsets wave of arrests
» 26.03.2010 - Homosexuality "against Eritrean values"
» 25.03.2010 - SA’s business eyeing oil in Uganda
» 23.03.2010 - Homophobia divides Africa
» 22.03.2010 - Malawi gay couple to be tried
» 15.03.2010 - Tunisia govt "harassing ex-political prisoners"
» 12.03.2010 - Gambia wave of arrests causes protests
» 10.03.2010 - "Egypt uses torture in terror fight"
» 09.03.2010 - Demands for Nigeria to stop massacres
» 08.03.2010 - Women's worst world-wide
» 03.03.2010 - Cameroonian journos tortured
» 03.03.2010 - UN deplores lethal force by Egyptian security
» 02.03.2010 - Reject anti-gay bill - activists
» 02.03.2010 - Need for action to empower women - Migiro
» 01.03.2010 - Experts urge Uganda to drop anti-homosexuality bill
» 01.03.2010 - Al-Qaeda gaining strength in Africa
» 25.02.2010 - Truth commission chair told to resign
» 16.02.2010 - Gambia expels UNICEF envoy
» 15.02.2010 - UN partners media to fight sexual violence in S/Leone
» 11.02.2010 - Morocco-Polisario revive talks
» 11.02.2010 - Education still under attack - Unesco
» 09.02.2010 - Khama accused of trampling on Bushmen’s rights
» 09.02.2010 - Two journalists arrested in Cameroon
» 09.02.2010 - Herders receive support to improve pastoral resources
» 08.02.2010 - Funding to help countries improve land tenure
» 04.02.2010 - Unblock websites – rights group
» 03.02.2010 - Gay rights activist arrested in Malawi
» 03.02.2010 - New talks on Western Sahara in US
» 27.01.2010 - UN agency working with 100,000 DRC refugees
» 26.01.2010 - US mission to address E/Africa human rights before AU Summit
» 22.01.2010 - Anti-homosexuality law threat to fighting AIDS
» 20.01.2010 - Al Bashir to support 2011 referendum results
» 20.01.2010 - Tighten controls on military assistance to Somalia - AI
» 19.01.2010 - Banda to help Rwanda arrest genocide suspects
» 19.01.2010 - $100 million for 14 neglected humanitarian crises
» 14.01.2010 - Museveni distances himself from anti gay bill
» 14.01.2010 - CAR's president blocking peace process - ICG
» 13.01.2010 - Egypt varsity bans surgical masks in exams hall
» 08.01.2010 - UN will not abandon Somalia
» 07.01.2010 - Kenya deports controversial Muslim cleric
» 07.01.2010 - Amnesty calls for release of gay couple
» 05.01.2010 - Govt sued to disclose oil deals
» 04.01.2010 - Egyptian women to appeal niqab ban
» 04.01.2010 - Court to rule on fate of local paper Thursday
» 22.12.2009 - Five sentenced to death and 33 to life
» 18.12.2009 - EU allocates €50 million for drought-affected Horn of Africa people
» 18.12.2009 - UN chief studying Guinea report
» 18.12.2009 - Sahara activist allowed back home
» 17.12.2009 - Study finds orphanages viable options for some children
» 17.12.2009 - Media rights group condemns arrest of media players
» 17.12.2009 - Sweden minister speaks on freedom of expression in Ethiopia
» 16.12.2009 - Speaker calls for law to protect women against harassment
» 15.12.2009 - Kenya urged to adopt marriage bill
» 11.12.2009 - Rights groups hails aid suspension in Niger
» 10.12.2009 - Cape Verde eligible for second MCC compact, Niger suspended
» 10.12.2009 - Couple charged with human trafficking for exploiting Swaziland woman
» 10.12.2009 - Clerics back government on Anti-Homosexuality Bill
» 10.12.2009 - UN emergency response fund gets record support
» 09.12.2009 - Arab states slammed for using excessive force

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