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Algeria's Bouteflika being treated at Swiss hospital: report

Algeria's ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika remains at a Swiss hospital as protests grow in his country against his bid for a fifth term, the Tribune de Geneve newspaper reported Wednesday. Citing what it described as multiple and well-informed sources, the TdG reported that Bouteflika...

Sudan's al-Bashir issues tough emergency laws

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir issued additional emergency decrees Monday as protests continued in the capital. They include a ban on public gatherings and protests, the establishment of emergency courts to prosecute protesters, a ban on trading or hoarding subsidized goods and fuel...

Sudan's Bashir bans protests in latest emergency measures

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir banned unlicensed public gatherings and protests on Monday in a series of emergency decrees issued during the most sustained anti-government street unrest of his 30-year rule. In a statement from the presidential palace, Bashir also announced a ban on...