Congo: thousands flee advance of M23 rebels near key city of Goma

With fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels moving closer to the key city of Goma, thousands of people have been displaced, plunging this volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into a looming humanitarian crisis. Clashes picked up again in the country’s North Kivu province last week, ending about […]

NGOs, Politicians denounce Polisario’s arbitrary detention of Sahrawi activists

Several NGOs and politicians have joined the families of the three Sahrawi activists arbitrarily detained by the Polisario since last June.   In this connection, the Sahrawi Khat Shahid movement “the Line of the Martyr” addressed a letter to the United Nations, urging the world body to intervene to end Polisario’s violations and arbitrary detention […]

WHO commission praises royal program for mobile medical units in quake-affected Al Haouz region

Members of the WHO Commission on Social Connections commended Morocco’s Royal program for deploying Connected Mobile Medical Units in earthquake-affected regions of Al Haouz province after they visited Amzmiz village on Monday. Health Minister Khaled Ait Taleb accompanied the Commission during a field visit to Amizmiz as part of the second meeting of the WHO […]