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| Morocco Economy - Development | Politics | Society | Human rights | Travel - Leisure Morocco urged to investigate migrant deaths afrol News - Moroccan authorities have been urged to "immediately investigate" allegations that its naval forces sank a boat in the Mediterranean resulting to the drowing of at least 28 migrants. |
| Algeria | Morocco Economy - Development Algeria to export power through Morocco afrol News - Algeria's state-owned gas and electricity company, Sonelgaz, has confirmed its plan to export electricity to Spain through the territory of the national archrival, Morocco. Morocco's power grid would thus be connected to Algeria. |
| Mauritania | Egypt Politics | Society | Human rights Egypt, Mauritania targeted for torture missions afrol News - Egypt and Mauritania are among the world countries where the the Fédération International des Droits de l’Homme (FIDH) will lead fact-finding mission to assess claims of torture and violations of fair trials in the context of current counter-terrorism strategies. |
| Morocco Economy - Development | Politics | Society | Labour Morocco's fatal blaze blamed on greed afrol News - Unionists have blamed a fatal fire on Morocco's Rosamor Ameublements matress and furniture in Casablanca to employer greed and official negligence. At least 55 industrial workers - including 35 women - died in the fire incident. |
| Egypt Politics | Society | Travel - Leisure Cairo meeting discusses migrants' Avian flu afrol News - Govenment ministers, UN agencies, civil society and other stakeholders are taking part in a round table meeting that aims to fine tune Avian flue preparedness activities targeting migrants. |
| Algeria Politics | Society | Human rights Diplomat admits Algeria massacres afrol News - Bernard Bejolet has become the first top French official to admit and spoke against the 1945 massacres of thousands of Algerians by French soldiers. |
Politics | Economy - Development | Human rights | Society Africa's largest dam project in the offing afrol News - The World Energy Council (WEC) has organised a two-day meeting in London to discuss plans for the establishment of Africa's largest and most powerful hydroelectric dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Libya Politics | Economy - Development | Society Russia scraps Libya's debt afrol News - Russia has written off US $4.5 billion debt owed to Libya in exchange for contracts for Russian companies worth several billions of dollars. |
Economy - Development | Politics Shariah investors record high returns afrol News - Equity markets in Morocco, Egypt and Nigeria delivered the highest returns for investors in companies deemed to comply with Islamic law during the first quarter of 2008. |
| Tunisia Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights Tunisians protest against price hike afrol News - Tunisians have joined other African countries to launch protest against the soaring cost of living and unemployment. Protests are not common in the North African country, irrespective of its huge middle class citizens. |
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