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Nigeria: Rights group demand lower cost of governance

Nigeria’s third Gross domestic product GDP report released by the National Bureau of Statistics last week, indicated that the Country has slipped into a Recession. According to statistics Bureau – NBS, the eceonomy contracted by double digit. However, the decline…

Mauritania: HRW urges Parliament to revise draft law

Human Rights Watch is calling on Mauritania’s parliament to revise a draft law on associations it is due to confirm during its current session. The rights body wants the law to meet international standards on freedom of association. The law as drafted…

Nigeria: Bandits abduct 12 police officers

Suspected bandits have kidnapped 12 police officers along Katsina-Zamfara expressway, a report by BBC Hausa has revealed. According to the report, the officers, who are assistant superintendents of police, were kidnapped ten days ago. The officers were on their way…

Algeria arrests jihadist released in Mali

A jihadist, part of the group of 200 prisoners released in October by the Malian authorities, was arrested Monday in southern Algeria.  The Algerian Ministry of Defense in a statement said the specialized services of the Ministry have apprehended the…