Civil unrest in Africa hits 6-year high, driven by political tensions, food insecurity — report

Businesses operating in Africa “are grappling with an unprecedented rise in disruption, linked to protests, demonstrations and rioting,” according to a latest research by risk intelligence firm Verisk Maplecroft, which also suggests that the situation will deteriorate over the course of 2023. The surge in civil unrest in Africa, driven by political tensions, food insecurity, […]

UN tribunal opens trial of elderly Rwanda genocide suspect

A United Nations’ International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague opens a trial with a frail 87-year-old Rwandan accused of encouraging and bankrolling the country’s 1994 genocide on Thursday (29 September), nearly three decades after the 100-day massacre left 800,000 dead. Félicien Kabuga is one of the last fugitives charged over the genocide […]

Coronavirus : propagation of fake news leads 56 individuals before court

As the coronavirus pandemic is worrying people worldwide, fake news are swarming on social networks and Morocco is not immune to this virus. However authorities are on the alert, tracking on the net fake content relating to the pandemic of new coronavirus (Covid-19).   The central computer monitoring cell of the Directorate General of National […]