Algerian army kills Sahrawi miners near Tindouf

An Algerian air strike killed three Sahrawis from the Polisario-run camps near Tindouf as they were desperately digging for gold, a civil society Sahrawi group FORSATIN reported. The group was seeking a source of revenue amid harsh conditions in the camps and repression by Algerian security services and the Polisario militias, said FORSATIN which backs […]

Senegal: celebration erupts as opposition candidate Faye nears victory in presidential vote

Senegal’s leading opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday (25 March) appeared to be reaching victory in the country’s delayed presidential election, as people have already taken to the streets in celebration of the end of incumbent President Macky Sall’s administration. The 44-year-old opposition candidate and tax inspector Bassirou Diomaye Faye appears to be reaching […]

OIC leaders praise King Mohammed VI’s action as head of Al Quds Committee

The summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held Friday night in Mecca, hailed the sustained efforts made by King Mohammed VI, chairman of the Al Quds Committee, for the defense of the Holy shrines of Islam in Al Quds Acharif. This came in the final communiqué issued by the 14th OIC summit, where […]