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Morocco Hosts Global Conference on AI in CWC implementation

The 2024 Global Conference on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Advancing the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) will open Tuesday in Rabat to discuss the challenges and opportunities offered by AI in chemical disarmament and non-proliferation. The three-day event is organized by Morocco and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons […]

Zimbabwe’s new mining royalty rule: 50% commodities and 50% cash

Miners operating in Zimbabwe will have to pay some of their royalties in refined metal rather than cash, as the country will hold reserves of gold, diamonds, platinum and lithium, says President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Zimbabwe’s president said the new policy that compels miners to pay half of their royalties in commodities and half in cash […]

Algeria abandons Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Niger border desert

Algeria has forced over 60 refugees from Syria and Palestine from Oran to the desert border of Niger where they were abandoned to their fate, Syrian media reported. This constitutes a clearcut case of refoulement which is banned under the Geneva convention, according to human rights NGOs, which deplore the media blackout regarding the fate […]