Another House Republican joins growing push to designate Polisario as terrorist group

A new boost emerged this week for a House bill seeking to require the US government to formally designate the Algeria-backed separatist Polisario militias as a foreign terrorist organization, as Representative Elise Stefanik became the latest lawmaker to join the bipartisan initiative. Her support brings to 11 the number of co‑sponsors backing the measure, which […]

Urgent call for the immediate, safe return of children detained by armed groups

The Dakhla-based International Center for Research on the Prevention of Child Recruitment (IRCPCS) issued an urgent call in Geneva on Thursday for global mobilization to ensure the immediate and safe return of children forcibly recruited by armed groups, including the polisario. This appeal was made during a conference on “Children of North Africa: Access to […]

A civilian and three security forces, killed in a separatist attack in Cameroon

Three security forces and one civilian were shot dead Monday at a checkpoint in an attack in Moungo department, in the littoral region, that Cameroonian authorities blamed on separatists fighting to break away from Yaounde. “On Monday morning, heavily armed separatists opened fire on the Matouké checkpoint in the Bona-Léa district of the Moungo department. […]