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AU PSC: Common African position on UN peacebuilding architecture adopted unanimously

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) unanimously adopted, under Morocco’s chairmanship in March, the Common African Position (CAP) on the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture, marking a significant step in shaping the global discourse on peacebuilding ahead of this year’s review of the Architecture in New York. This CAP, based on African consensus and […]

Tunisian National Navy and US navy to conduct joint exercises

Tunisian defense ministry announced Tuesday the conduction of military exercise on the sea in conjunction with the US navy in view of training Tunisian forces in combat and rescue techniques. The drill will take place in the North African country and will take one month, the ministry announced. The drill will focus on rescue operations […]

Mauritanian prominent anti-slavery activist and presidential hopeful arrested

A prominent anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid has been taken into custody in Mauritania, a month before legislative elections in the country. Rights groups fear a politically-motivated move to silence opposition in the West African nation. According to the UK-based newspaper, The Guardian, Biram Dah Abeid, the leader of Mauritania’s Initiative for the Resurgence of […]