Mali: Former Islamic Police Chief receives decade-long sentence for war crimes

The International Criminal Court has issued a 10-year prison sentence to Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud for war crimes committed during his leadership of Timbuktu’s Islamic police. The 47-year-old defendant was found guilty of orchestrating torture and overseeing brutal punishments during the 2012 occupation by the Ansar Dine group. While convicted of […]

Marrakech Conference adopts by acclamation Morocco-U.S. Joint Declaration of Proliferation Security Initiative on WMDs

The Political Conference of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) dedicated to African countries, held in Marrakech from January 31 to February 2, adopted by acclamation the Morocco-United States Joint Declaration entitled “Marrakech Declaration.” The Declaration embraces an action plan under the co-chairmanship of Morocco and the United States, centered […]

Calls mount for arrest of Polisario leader hospitalized in Spain

Spanish victims of Polisario terrorism and war crimes are putting pressure on their government to arrest the leader of the Algeria-backed separatist group who is receiving medical care in Logrono. Ghali, who is wanted by the Spanish justice, entered Spain using an Algerian passport with a fake name to avoid arrest. Ghali “should be arrested […]