Egypt
Egypt to privatize airports, starting with Hurghada
Egypt will offer Hurghada International Airport to private operators by year-end, marking the country's first airport privatization, according
Rights
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Egypt
Sudanese refugees flee Egypt for risky route through Libya to Europe
Bahr el-Din Yakoub fled Sudan after a missile strike killed four of his friends in Khartoum. Hoping for safety in
Egypt
China to manage buildings in Egypt’s new capital CBD
Egypt has signed an agreement with China granting one of its top construction firms, the China State Construction Engineering Corporation
Morocco
ITUC survey: Morocco one of 43 countries violating labor rights
According to the 2025 Global Rights Index by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Morocco is not fulfilling its promises
Tunisia
Tunisia bans fixed-term contracts to protect workers
Tunisia’s parliament on Wednesday abolished fixed-term and subcontractor agreements, backing President Kais Saied’s push to safeguard workers—a
Mauritania
Senegal, Mali condemn Mauritania’s deportation of nationals
Senegal and Mali have protested Mauritania’s mass deportations of their citizens, citing harsh treatment. Videos show families, including children,
Egypt
UN Rights Office Alarmed by Egypt’s New Criminal Procedure Draft Law
The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) on Monday raised concerns over Egypt’s draft Code of Criminal Procedure, warning
Mauritania
Mauritanians exhume Christian corpse in sectarian protest
Mauritanian authorities allowed a protest against Christians in Sélibaby last week, where demonstrators exhumed a Christian’s body and dragged
Mauritania
Mauritania’s mass deportations leave migrants stranded in Senegal
Mauritania has expelled hundreds of West African migrants in recent weeks, drawing condemnation from NGOs and regional governments. Many deportees,
Tunisia
Tunisia quits African human rights court
Tunisia has withdrawn from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, a move condemned by rights groups as a
Libya
Libya’s education minister jailed over textbook scandal
A Tripoli court sentenced Libya’s education minister, Moussa al-Megarief, to three and a half years Sunday for favoritism in
Algeria
France's Macron concerned about health of author detained in Algeria
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed concern on Friday over the health and "arbitrary detention" of French-Algerian author Boualem
Tunisia
Tunisia rejects UN criticism of rights record
In a statement posted by the foreign ministry on Facebook, the Tunisian government has rejected the allegations made last week