Mauritanian Parliament has passed a new anti-slavery law which criminalizes “10 forms of slavery”, including forced marriage and other controversial social practices such as handing a woman over to another man without her consent after the death of her husband. Mauritania abolished slavery in 1981, but human rights activists say the practice is still alive. […]
Major General Zia Ur Rehman of Pakistan has been appointed as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, the UN announced in a statement. Major General Ur Rehman succeeds Major General Xiaojun Wang of China, whose tour of duty ended on 17 […]
Sudanese military officials say shipments containing technical equipment, including drones and jamming devices, were intercepted along supply routes allegedly used by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) near the borders with Chad and Libya. Authorities declined to disclose the exact geographical coordinates of the destroyed sites but confirmed that the consignments formed part of logistical […]
