Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has banned the export of foodstuffs that the country imports, the state news agency has said.
The commodities include sugar, oil, pasta, semolina and wheat derivatives.
A source is quoted by the agency as saying that the president called it economic sabotage for one to sell commodities that the country does not produce locally.
The president's decision also bans importation of frozen meat products, agency said.
Algeria imports most of its foodstuff. There have been protests in the past over increase in food prices in the country.
Egypt executes seven Islamist militants - rights groups
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Egypt has this week executed seven people convicted of carrying out Islamist attacks, human rights groups say.
Three of them were found guilty of taking part in an attack at Helwan in the suburbs of Cairo in 2016 which killed eight policemen.
The other four were convicted of killing police officers in earlier attacks.
Egypt has handed down hundreds of death sentences in recent years.
Human rights organisations say that not only Islamists but a range of opponents of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have been targeted.
Rights groups warn about leaked Tunisia civil society law
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Tunisia has seen furious protests over the state of the country's economy and politicsImage caption: Tunisia has seen furious protests over the state of the country's economy and politics
Thirteen Tunisian and international rights groups, including
Amnesty International, are urging Tunisia to immediately scrap plans for new
restrictions on civil society groups.
The leaked proposals would crack down on freedoms gained during the
country’s 2011 revolution, Amnesty warned.
“Tunisians know from experience the dangers that
restrictive laws can pose to civil society and public debate,” Middle
Eastern and North African Amnesty deputy regional director Amna Guellali said.
“During the deeply repressive Ben Ali era, the
authorities used restrictive regulations on associations and cumbersome administrative
procedures as key tools to smother dissent,” Ms Guellali continued.
A leaked draft law revealed government plans to
interfere in the running of civil society organisations, including their
funding and freedom of speech, according to Amnesty, although the
Tunisian government itself has not commented on a change of law or officially
released a draft, the AFP news agency reports.
In 2020, President Kais
Saied suspended parliament, meaning any new laws will not have oversight from the legislative
body.
