loudiyi-Robert Karem US under Secretary for Defense

DRC files criminal lawsuit against Apple, accusing tech giant of covering up war crimes

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has filed a criminal lawsuit in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the US multinational company Apple, accusing the tech giant of complicity in crimes committed by armed groups that control some of the mines in the east of the country. Acting on behalf of the government in Kinshasa, […]

Nigeria: govt’s new policy to force mining firms to process minerals locally

Nigeria’s government has announced it will only grant new mining licenses to companies committed to process extracted minerals locally, signaling a major shift from the West African country’s long-standing policy of exporting raw materials. Under new guidelines being developed by Nigeria’s government, the new mining licenses will only be granted to those firms that present […]

Morocco condemns tearing of Holy Koran as a provocative act

Morocco has condemned in the strongest terms the actions of an extremist who tore up a copy of the Holy Quran in The Hague, the Netherlands. The Kingdom “denounces this new provocative act that offends the sacred symbols and feelings of more than a billion Muslims,” said the Foreign Ministry in a statement. Morocco, “while […]