By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Telquel
Three Moroccan nationals who entered Ceuta irregularly on 30 July are due to testify before María Tardón, a judge at Spain’s National Court. Their voluntary hearing forms part of an investigation into the mass entry of people into the autonomous city at that time, TelQuel reports.
The Pikine-Guédiawaye prosecutor’s office has asked the investigating judge to assign the Special Cybercrime Division a judicial delegation to identify everyone who may have helped fund alleged online insults. The move is part of the investigation into Diarra Thiam, known as Diodio Glow Skin, and Rokhayya Fall, known as Rox La Chancelière, Libération reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senenews ·
Spanish intelligence says Moroccan authorities were warned on 29 July about mass assaults planned against Ceuta on 30 and 31 July. A report sent to the National Court accuses Moroccan forces of passivity as migrants arrived, according to extracts published by the Spanish press.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Maghrebemergent ·
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has ruled out a diplomatic escalation with Morocco after the migration crisis in Ceuta at the end of July. He considers the accusations against Rabat insufficient to justify measures that would weaken bilateral relations, according to Lebrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
All the residents of Ould Mansour, in Brakna, Mauritania, have left the village, where five National Gendarmerie vehicles are deployed and access is restricted. Seven people detained on Friday 23 October were released the following day, reports Le Calame, citing witnesses and local sources.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Lecalame ·
Morocco cancels 22,315 debt-related wanted noticesMoroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi announced the cancellation of 22,315 wanted notices linked to imprisonment for debt after cases were reviewed under new rules in the Code of Criminal Procedure. Enforcement of the measure was also cancelled for 3,991 detained people, he told the House of Councillors.
Kyiv considers action against Russian maritime convoy linked to Africa CorpsUkrainian military intelligence is tracking four Russian-flagged ships whose AIS signals have been switched off, as they are reportedly carrying equipment for the Africa Corps. Kyiv is said to be ready to intervene against the maritime convoy currently under way, according to Intelligence Online.The week in Africa
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