Human Rights Watch alerts to Tunisia’s authoritarian drift under President Saied

With thousands jailed for expressing dissent, destroyed checks and balances and an undermined civil society, Tunisia has backpedaled to autocracy following a crackdown on civil liberties by a president bent on continuing his power grab, Human Rights Watch said. “Tunisia experienced further regression in terms of human rights and the rule of law during 2023 […]

Malawi opens Consulate General in Laayoune

Malawi has inaugurated this Thursday a consulate general in Laâyoune, thus marking its firm support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and for its territorial integrity. The inauguration ceremony took place in the presence of the Foreign Minister of Malawi, Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka, and his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Malawi’s foreign minister Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka […]

EAC members bicker over who will host regional central bank to be set up in 2023

A decision to set up the East African Monetary Institute (EAMI) — the Central Bank of East Africa — which is widely seen as a key institution required in implementing a single currency regime, will be made this year, East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General Peter Mathuki has said. Member states have so far failed to […]