Trump special envoy for anti ISIS Coalition Brett-McGurk

Morocco Confronts Rising Natural Hazards With a New Resilience Imperative

From earthquakes to flash floods and forest fires, Morocco is accelerating the integration of risk assessment into its national infrastructure planning as climate pressures and geological vulnerabilities demand a fundamental shift from reactive disaster management to strategic anticipation. The September 2023 Al Haouz earthquake, which measured nearly 6.8 in magnitude and claimed approximately 3,000 lives, […]

Tunisia: HRW denounces harsh & sham trials against political opponents

Human Rights Watch has denounced the harsh and unfair sentences issued lately by a Tunisian court against political opponents of the authoritarian regime of Kais Saeid. Prison sentences of up to 66 years were handed down to 37 politicians, businessmen, and lawyers in politically-motivated sham trials, said HRW, decrying quash unfair proceedings. The Tunis Court […]

Togo parliament gives final approval to new constitution, denounced by opposition as ‘power grab’

Lawmakers in Togo have given final approval to a constitutional reform linked to presidential term limits and how presidents are elected, which some opposition politicians and civil society groups have denounced as a constitutional coup. Togo’s parliament had already adopted the amendments on 25 March, but following a backlash by the opposition who fear the […]