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UNCTAD: Morocco, an exemplary domestic automotive industry

The UN Conference on Trade and Development has praised the progress made by the automotive industry in Morocco, which is now positioned as a production platform with the entry of several groups, including German Motor Distributors, Renault, Snop (parts and components supplier), Stellantis, Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems and Yazaki. In its “Economic Development in Africa” […]

Autonomy plan gains support in Polisario-run Tindouf camps

An increasing number of former Polisario members are fleeing the camps where they are forced to stay in southern Algeria as they see a dead-end for a separatist scheme amid rising support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and its autonomy initiative for the region. Moroccan media, Le360, talked to a new group of Polisario members who […]

DRC: massive expansion in cobalt, copper mining leads to human rights abuses — AI report

The expansion of industrial-scale mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that extract cobalt and copper to be used in rechargeable batteries has led to the forced eviction of entire communities and grievous human rights abuses, including sexual assault, arson, and beatings, according to a 100-page report published by Amnesty International. Entitled ‘Powering […]