Tanzanian newspaper banned for criticizing president
Human rights organizations accuse Tanzania’s government of using repressive legislation to muzzle the media, civil society and opposition politicians. The critics say cyber crime laws, which took effect two years ago, have been used against at least nine media organizations. The newspaper Mwanahalisi is the second Tanzanian publication to be banned this past year. Rights […]
UN peace plan for Libya gets underway
The United Nations has began a new push to stabilise Libya by getting rival factions to revise the stalled peace plan and set the country on the road to elections. The effort aims to end the turmoil that developed in Libya after the 2011 NATO-backed uprising ended Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year rule, giving space to Islamist […]