parlement oct 2017

Fragile peace in Doha: Congo and M23 seek truce amid rising violence

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group have resumed negotiations in Qatar, aiming to revive a faltering truce signed in July. Despite the Qatari-brokered agreement, fighting has intensified in eastern Congo, particularly in North and South Kivu, displacing over two million people this year alone. Talks in Doha focus on a […]

Spain Dismantles 26-member Human Trafficking Network

Spanish police Monday said it has rounded up 26 people organized in a network which has been trafficking immigrants to the European country, mainly from Algeria. The alleged traffickers used to transport the immigrants aboard powerful speedboats, which set out from the northern port of Oran and crossed the western Mediterranean in three hours, the […]

Chad suspends seven political parties for three months

Chad Thursday suspended for three months seven political parties accused of disturbance of public order and security that may undermine the security of the State and the proper functioning of republican institutions, following bloody clash between security forces and demonstrators protesting the extension of the transition. The suspension targets Les Transformateurs, Front Populaire pour la […]