Mauritania: Senate & Ruling Party at Odds over Constitutional Change

Tension is growing between the Mauritanian Senate and the ruling Union pour la Republique party (UPR) over regime’s plans to suppress the chamber without consulting its members as enshrined in the constitution. The Mauritanian regime last month organized a national dialogue to lead to a referendum over the replacement of the senate by regional councils […]

On Italy’s double speak on Sahara issue

Italy’s embassy in Rabat has issued a statement reiterating its stand in favor of a UN solution to the Sahara issue, while dismissing Algeria’s news reports which interpreted the opening of a visa processing center in Tindouf as a sign of support to the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists. In the statement, the Italian embassy said the […]

Sub-Saharan Africa income further falls behind rest of the world

Sub-Saharan Africans’ income is further decreasing compared to the rest of the World amid a lackluster economic growth, the International Monetary Fund Said. Amid a surge in geopolitical conflicts and climate change devastating impacts, Sub-Saharan African economies would only grow by 3.8% this year, up from 3.4% in 2023, the IMF said in a report. […]