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Former French PM urges France, Spain to be clearer about their support for Morocco on Sahara issue

France and Spain should be loyal partners and be clearer about their support for Morocco on the Sahara issue, as the kingdom’s role is essential for the stabilization of the Mediterranean area and sub-Saharan Africa, said former French Prime minister Manuel Valls.   “It is over an autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty that this issue should […]

Algeria seeks to use Papal Visit to whitewash amid rights groups’ outcry

Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Algeria risks being used by the authorities to whitewash an authoritarian system that persecutes Christians, closes churches and curtails religious freedom, diplomats and rights advocates say. The April 13–15 trip, the first by a pontiff to Algeria, has been presented by Algiers as a historic moment of dialogue and […]

Nile River accord enters into force despite Egypt, Sudan objection

Six Nile upstream countries have ratified a deal dubbed The Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework (CFA) Agreement, which officially entered into force on October 13, despite objections by downstream countries: Egypt and Sudan. In a joint statement, Sudan and Egypt urged all Nile Basin states “to restore the integrity of the 1999 Nile Basin Initiative […]