Polisario’s recent targeting of civilians vindicates case for terrorism designation

The Polisario has added to its long record of terrorist acts a new attack near Smara. The separatist group claimed responsibility for firing projectiles aimed at civilians and landed near a UN peacekeeping mission team’s site. While the projectiles attack left no casualties or injuries, it highlights the terrorist threat posed by the Polisario and […]

DRC to expand exploration, mining of metals for green-energy transition

Exploration for nickel and chrome will begin ‘in the next few days’ in DR Congo’s southern, diamond-rich Kasai region, Congo’s president has said, adding that his country wants to position itself as a key source of the two strategically important metals in the green energy transition. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) wants to position itself […]

Morocco’s Aicha Chenna Wins Monte Carlo Woman of the Year Award

Aicha Chenna, a Moroccan civil society activist defending for more than five decades the rights of unwed mothers and their babies to a decent life, has received the Monte Carlo Woman of the Year Award in Monaco in recognition for her lofty actions in promoting civil rights for a vulnerable social category. Aicha Chenna was […]