Mauritania
Mauritania dismantled nearly 150 migrant smuggling networks in 2024
Mauritania shut down nearly 150 migrant smuggling networks in 2024, with dozens more disrupted in just the first few months
Jailed Tunisian politician Ayachi Zammel who had challenged President Saied in recent elections, has received more prison time, according to his lawyer Abdessatar Messaoudi who was speaking to AFP. That would bring the total number of sentences against him to more than 30 years. Zammel's lawyer added that he currently faces 37 cases, all concerning the same accusation of fake endorsements. His campaign had called his arrest "political".
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Mauritania
Mauritania dismantled nearly 150 migrant smuggling networks in 2024
Mauritania shut down nearly 150 migrant smuggling networks in 2024, with dozens more disrupted in just the first few months
Morocco
Spain commits €340 million to major desalination project in Morocco
Spain has pledged €340 million to support the construction of what is expected to become Africa’s largest desalination plant,
Libya
Judge temporarily halts U.S. deportations of migrants to Libya
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. government from deporting migrants to Libya or
Morocco
Morocco’s FAR intercepts 156 migrants trying to reach Canary Islands
According to local media Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) intercepted 156 migrants attempting the journey to the Canary Islands