Switzerland charges Gambia’s ex-minister with crimes against humanity

Switzerland’s attorney general has filed an indictment against a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity committed under ex-strongman leader Yahya Jammeh between 2000 and 2016, specifically for his alleged role in years of repression by the West African country’s security forces against opponents of the long-time dictator. Ousman Sonko, who was Gambia’s […]

Morocco’s ONEE Chief to Chair Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership

Director General of the Moroccan National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), Abderrahim El Hafidi, will chair the Board of Directors of the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) in 2021. “By assuming the role of President of this alliance, the Director General of ONEE will be called upon to promote exchanges of thoughts and […]

Venue of African Lion drills confirms the US recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara, EFE says

The African Lion drills, the most important military exercises that take place in Africa, will unfold this year partly in the Moroccan Sahara. The news was already relayed late March by Moroccan media following a preparatory meeting between Moroccan and US senior army officials. The media had then reported that Tan Tan, Mahbes and Dakhla […]