The Lonely Saharan Drift of Algeria’s Minister Attaf at the Security Council

Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, stood out miserably during a UN Security Council debate on the participation of women in international peace and security, by rehashing his country’s lies on the issue of the Sahara. In response to these fallacious assertions by the Algerian minister during this debate held Wednesday in New York, […]

African Development Bank approves 450 million euro guarantee for OCP green investment program

The African Development Bank Group board of directors approved Wednesday a 450 million euro non-sovereign partial credit guarantee benefiting the Phosphates Office Group. This financing instrument, deployed in Morocco for the first time, aims to enable OCP Group to mobilize loans up to 530 million euros from international financial institutions aligned with its green financing […]

Kenya at the heart of Africa’s illicit gold trade, new report reveals

Kenya has become a major transit hub for smuggled gold from conflict-ridden African countries, with illicit exports far exceeding official figures, according to a new SwissAid report. While the government declared only 672 kilograms of gold exports in 2023, the report estimates that over two tons — possibly far more — are illegally trafficked through […]